Sparks make a a bold statement in winning WNBA opener

The scoreboard at IMG Academy read: Sparks 99, Mercury 75.
But that season-opening result mattered less to players involved than the name on the backs of their jerseys, on the placards courtside and on the minds of everyone involved with the WNBA’s nationally televised triple-header tip-off Saturday.
The name: Breonna Taylor.
As in the preceding Seattle-New York game that opened the shortened 22-game regular season inside the WNBA bubble in Brandenton, Florida, the Sparks and Mercury left