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.

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

With the loss to Indiana, Connecticut dropped to 6-27 on the 2025 WNBA season and was officially eliminated from playoff contention. The Sun still have 11 regular-season games left, but the current No. 8 seed, the Seattle Storm, hold 11 more wins at 17-18 and own the head-to-head tiebreaker with a 3-1 record. This puts Connecticut out of reach.

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.

Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal​ to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston still needs approval from the WNBA.

Amid reports that the WNBA does not support Hartford’s bid for the Connecticut Sun, the group remains committed to keeping the team in state.

The Connecticut Sun played "selfless" basketball to beat the Chicago Sky after seeing Bria Hartley ejected on Wednesday, said team-mate Saniya Rivers. The Sun are on the brink of playoff elimination in the WNBA, but they kept their slim hopes of a post-season run alive with a 71-62 win at home, improving to 6-26 for the season.

Despite having their worst season in recent years, three rookies — Saniya Rivers, Aneesah Morrow, and Leila Lacan — should have the Sun feeling good.