Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith out for the remainder of the season for 'personal reasons'
Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss the remainder of the WNBA regular season for personal reasons.
Losing Diggins-Smith means the Mercury will have to do without their leading scorer.
The team has suspended her contract and is planning on signing a replacement player who will be available for Friday's game against the Dallas Wings.
The 5-foot-9 guard averaged 19.7 points and 5.5 assists per game on 42.9 percent shooting from the field this season.
Diggins-Smith had already missed the two most recent games.
The team has also had to deal with the Brittney Griner situation.
The Mercury have lost four out of their last five games since July 31.Phoenix has two more games remaining.