On a hot night, Flau'jae Johnson put up 22 points and 10 rebounds on July 6 in a packed arena to help Seattle beat Las Vegas comfortably 82-64.
The win snapped at last Seattle’s three-game losing streak that haunted the team.
The seasoned leader Kim Mulkey criticized vigorously Johnson during the July 9 pregame talk that was widely discussed.
That same night in Atlanta the night of the game, the Dream took on the Seattle Storm on USA Network in prime time at 10 p.m. ET for the east coast audience.
The broadcast also featured Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, and Nneka Ogwumike in the lineup.
The league called officially the matchup a main event for the week that drew big crowds.