The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from WNBA playoff contention with a brutal loss before a “home” crowd, much of it was cheering Indiana.

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.

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.

A record deal to an ownership group would seemingly be a coup for the WNBA — the last WNBA team to have a standalone majority sale was the Atlanta Dream in 2021 for less than $10 million — but the Sun relocating under Pagliuca’s watch appears to be facing some resistance.

Here are seven spicy WNBA playoff picture storylines to keep a pulse on:

Several WNBA players had no idea which basket they were defending after the ball went up for Sunday's Sun-Fever.

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.

Relocating the Connecticut Sun to Boston seemed realistic but was never a done deal. Now, there appears to be more options for the WNBA’s New England franchise.