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All-Star center Skylar Diggins-Smith is out of the two final games of the regular season because of personal reasons.

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players from the Phoenix Mercury continue to battle to secure one of the two WNBA playoff spots in the playoffs.

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The Mercury have suspended Diggins Smith's contract retroactively until Wednesday.

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The team announced on Thursday they will make a decision on a replacement player

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advance of Friday's match against Dallas. Phoenix is closing out the regular season by playing Chicago on Sunday.

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Diggins-Smith was the team's leading scorer in assists and scoring this season

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didn't participate in Saturday's victory against New York or Wednesday's loss to Minnesota.

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Her status was reported as being out with an illness that wasn't COVID-related during the first game

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The Mercury (14-20) are in the same position as Atlanta, Minnesota and New York The Mercury are tied with New York, Minnesota and Atlanta.

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Los Angeles (13-21) is also in the playoff race going towards Thursday's matches. One team which is exiled from the playoffs is Indiana.