The Latest Breaking News from Kahleah Copper

After re-signing his core players, James Wade went out and signed 2019 Finals MVP Emma Meesseman and Rebekah Gardner, an overlooked star overseas.

The victory in Game 2 against the Liberty was the Sky’s third in a row facing elimination dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last postseason.

The great slugger arrives with 692 career dingers, fifth on the all-time list, as a five-game series against the Cubs gets underway.

CHICAGO — In the third quarter of Saturday’s first-round playoff game, Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley paused midplay to grin.

Talk about a response!

Kahleah Copper, whose status was in question ahead of Game 2, finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-for-14 shooting.

The New York Liberty hadn’t won a playoff game since 2015 before Wednesday’s 98-91 first-round victory over the reigning champion Chicago Sky. Now, they’re going for the sweep. They’re looking to make it two-and-done to advance to the second round for a semifinal matchup against the winner of the series…

In Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round series, Dolson hurt the Sky the way she used to help them win. She finished with 13 points and went 3-for-4 from behind the arc.

The Sky are the No. 2 seed and have the deepest roster in the league. They shouldn’t be in this situation, given the sacrifices and upgrades they made last offseason. Yet here they are, a game away from it all ending.

The pressure is on the WNBA’s defending champs, who presumably aren’t all that eager to find themselves on the business end of what would be one of the biggest postseason upsets in league history.

CHICAGO — Already a game down to the New York Liberty, the Chicago Sky took another blow Friday when star Kahleah Copper exited practice with what appeared to be a non-contact injury ahead of Saturday’s elimination game.