WNBA holds game at Rogers Place Saturday [Video]

Pro ballers are preparing to dish it up at Rogers Place.

Canada’s second-ever pre-season WNBA game will be played in Edmonton Saturday with the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the Seattle Storm.

Storm head coach Noelle Quinn is also the lead assistant coach for the Canada Women’s National Team, which is ranked fifth in the world by FIBA.

“People can expect a great game,” said Tammy Sutton-Brown, former WNBA All-Star. “The girls are going to play hard … I think it’s going to be a really competitive game and it’s going to be a fun atmosphere.”

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Last year a pre-season game in Toronto set WNBA records for broadcast viewership, attendance and merchandise sales in Canada.

The game comes at the end of what the WNBA says is its most-watched regular season in 21 years. This year, a record-number of Candians …