Two teams dealing with the loss of key players meet when the Atlanta Dream visit the Connecticut Sun as both open their WNBA seasons Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
The Dream was hit hard by the loss of star Angel McCoughtry, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner who informed the team back on Jan. 4 that she would be sitting out the coming season to rest. There is a glimmer of hope she could return at some point, but the eight-year WNBA veteran, who is just 10 points shy of 5,000 for her career, said she needed the time.