Sun player Bria Hartley is facing backlash after she smiled while watching Sophie Cunningham scream in pain from her injury.

Rachid Meziane, in his first season as head coach of the Connecticut Sun, saw his team’s playoff chances end Sunday with a 99-93 overtime loss to Kelsey Mitchell and the Indiana Fever.

The Sun blew a halftime lead en route to a 99-93 loss to the Fever Aug. 17. The team turns its attention to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.

The Connecticut Sun (6-27) head back on the road for a match-up with the Washington Mystics (16-18) on Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 PM ET at CareFirst Arena. The game will air locally on NBC Sports Boston with Brendan Glasheen and Ashley Battle on the call.

The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from WNBA playoff contention with a brutal loss before a “home” crowd, much of it was cheering Indiana.

Today, the Connecticut Sun announced that its August 17th matchup against the Indiana Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena has officially sold out. The Sun’s 8,910 tickets sold marks the fourth sellout of the 2025 season for Connecticut after the team’s previous sold-out matchup when the Sun took over TD Garden for its second ever game and second sellout in the storied arena against the Fever on July 15.

Stephanie White praised her Fever squad for rallying back from the 21-point deficit to beat the Sun 99-93 in overtime on Sunday.