Amid a frustrating season, the Phoenix Mercury announced Sunday that they're doing the one thing a floundering team can do to try to change their fortunes: fire someone.
And that someone is head coach Vanessa Nygaard.
Mercury parts ways with Head Coach Vanessa Nygaard, names Nikki Blue Interim Head Coach for the remainder of 2023 season. pic.twitter.com/bYdPEX7V7W
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) June 25, 2023
"We have chosen to make a change at head coach,” said Mercury GM Jim Pitman in a press release.