The WNBA announced today that LA Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between May 29-June 4. This is her 14th time winning the award, passing Brittney Griner and Sylvia Fowles to have the 10th most player of the week honors.
Jackie Young scored a career-high 30 points, A’ja Wilson added 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces captured a 94-85 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Los Angeles Sparks started their season strong with a 94-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. The matchup was the first in-season game for Mercury center Brittney Griner since her 10-month detainment in Russia last year.
When it came to navigating the WNBA free agency, Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller and general manager Karen Bryant made re-signing Nneka Ogwumike their main priority.
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the re-signing of WNBA Champion and 2016 WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike. Per team policy, the terms of the agreement were not released.
The Los Angeles Sparks finished the 2022 season with a 13-23 record, causing them to miss the playoffs for two consecutive years. Many challenges arose for the squad during the season, including chemistry issues, problems in travel, and numerous injuries.
The 116-88 loss to the Dallas Wings marked the end of a tumultuous season for the Los Angeles Sparks. Despite the tough loss, guard Brittney Sykes made a career-high of 35 points.
The Los Angeles Sparks fought hard to maintain their playoff hopes but could not thwart the offensive gusto of the third-seeded Connecticut Sun on Thursday. The Sun beat the Sparks 93-69.
The Los Angeles Sparks came in fighting for their playoff lives with only two games left in the regular season but simply had no answer for 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones.
After a fourth-quarter rally, the Los Angeles Sparks fell to the Minnesota Lynx 84-77. Sparks guard Brittney Sykes spearheaded the late effort, helping the team battle from a 20-point deficit by scoring 13 points in the final phase.
Nneka Ogwumike finished with a season-high 35 points and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Indiana Fever 86-79 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
On July 1, the Los Angeles Sparks became the first team in the WNBA to earn 500 victories after they defeated the Dallas Wings 97-89.
With injuries plaguing the Los Angeles Sparks’ roster, the Seattle Storm was able to nab a 106-69 victory. The Sparks only had eight players available to compete as five players were sidelined.
Nneka Ogwumike finished with a game-high 23 points, Liz Cambage added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Phoenix Mercury 78-75 on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Despite a late rally by the New York Liberty, the Los Angeles Sparks secured an 84-74 victory against them on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena.