NEW YORK -- Glory Johnson knows that a lot of attention will be on her later this week when she and the Dallas Wings play her ex-spouse Brittney Griner and the Mercury in Phoenix on Saturday.
The former All-Star said Tuesday before Dallas' game in New York vs. the Liberty that she is just focusing on trying to help her team end its five-game slide.
"You know in the back of your mind that that's still there," Johnson said of the first meeting Saturday. "In the end of the day even when we were engaged, I was still playing as aggressive as I do now and still plan on being aggressive. It's going to be an aggressive game. I don't know that I'll be guarding her or she'll be guarding me. But if that does happen, that will be the fun part."
Johnson missed the first seven games of the season after serving a suspension for her domestic violence arrest in 2014. She played in her first game last week -- her first WNBA game in 18 months after she missed last season because she was pregnant.
Her relationship with Griner was well-documented, from their engagement, to their domestic violence arrest, to their wedding, pregnancy and divorce. It's no surprise that their second meeting in Dallas next Tuesday night will be nationally televised.
"You can't help who you care about and help who you marry," she said. "At the end of the day, everything happens for a reason."
Dallas coach Fred Williams isn't concerned about the hoopla that may surround the game.
"I've had conversations with her before the season about the Phoenix game," he said. "She'll be professional about it and play basketball. Two teams playing against each other. It's not about Brittney and Glo. It's about Phoenix and the Wings."
While Dallas slid down The Associated Press WNBA power poll this week, falling to 10th, Phoenix rose up to No. 6.
The top remained the same with Minnesota and Los Angeles still holding down No. 1 and No. 2.