When Brittney Griner and the Mercury open the season in Phoenix, Wyclef will sing One Love
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Three-time WNBA champions Phoenix Mercury will host special performances by multiplatinum recording artist and three-time Grammy winner Wyclef Jean when they play the Chicago Sky at their home opener on Sunday, May 21, at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix.
Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Wyclef Jean’s halftime performance is on behalf of The Sum, a new music platform and series created by Anagram Studios based on the idea that the sum of all voices is better than one.
In The Sum, which debuted on TNT with Bebe Rexha and Wiz Khalifa at the NBA All-Star game this year, fans share the spotlight with their favorite music stars by performing a song together.
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How to be on court with Wyclef Jean at the Phoenix Mercury game
At Footprint Center, Wyclef Jean will sing Bob Marley’s "One Love" on the court joined by 200 fans.
If you'd like to be one of those 200 fans, you can enter online. Everyone selected to take part will get a free ticket to the game.
Wyclef Jean will also play after the Mercury game
The hip-hop legend will also perform five of his greatest hits at a postgame concert in the Courtyard in the Footprint Center lower bowl.
Brittney Griner is expected to play in the Mercury home opener
The Sunday matinee matchup will celebrate Brittney Griner’s return to the floor after she was held in a Russian penal colony on drug charges and released in a prisoner swap.
“May 21 is going to be an unforgettable experience for our fans and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to have an award-winning artist the caliber of Wyclef Jean join us in celebrating BG’s return and a new Mercury season," Mercury President Vince Kozar said in a statement.
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How to get tickets to the Phoenix Mercury home opener
This game marks the Mercury's earliest lower-level sellout since the late 1990s. Upper-level tickets are available at Mercury.WNBA.com/Tickets.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Mercury halftime star: Wyclef Jean will sing 'One Love'
