Mercury Star Satou Sabally Sends Clear Message About Boos Amid Facing Ex-Wings Team

The Phoenix Mercury's July 3 game against the Dallas Wings marked the first time that Satou Sabally returned to Dallas to play her former franchise, after she joined Phoenix this past offseason.

Sabally was the Wings' No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft and spent the first five seasons of her WNBA career there. This past offseason, Sabally announced that her time playing with the Wings was done and that she would be seeking a new WNBA team for the 2025 campaign.

This seemed to frustrate some Wings fans, who were hoping that she would remain a key part in what Dallas was trying to build (which was kicked into gear when they drafted Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft).

This led to Sabally being booed during Thursday's game (at least in Sabally's opinion), which she addressed when speaking with the media after her team's 89-98 defeat.

“The city booed me, so I'm moving on," Sabally said, per an X post from Moreau Sports Media Prod. Co. "I was happy to see everyone in the back and hug everyone, and I was actually really happy to come here. But then, I guess it's also a sign of respect to be booed. So I'll take that.”