Sky no-show at fiery Sun sets the table for a tense Game 5. Is this a rivalry? It better be

Candace Parker fouls Sun forward Alyssa Thomas during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA semifinal game Tuesday in Uncasville, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)

Rivalry? What rivalry?

OK, so the Sun coldly booted the Sky from the WNBA postseason bubble in 2020. Sure, so the Sky returned the favor by slicing and dicing the No. 1-seeded Sun a year later en route to a championship.