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Kahleah Copper drops 29 points in WNBA return after Olympic gold medal game heroics

Kahleah Copper returned to the WNBA with an Olympic gold medal and a profane moniker, courtesy of A'ja Wilson. She live up to both in her first game back with the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.

The All-Star guard posted 29 points in an 85-65 Mercury win over the Chicago Sky to open the post-Olympic portion of the WNBA season. Brittney Griner, another of the Olympians, contributed 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting with nine rebounds and six assists.

scooped it like the perfect order from the ice cream shop.