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Sparks Reel in 98-67 Loss as Injuries Bench Key Players

A porous defense that has given up at least 88 points in five of seven games has deepened Los Angeles’s short-handed skid.

Overview

  • The Sparks fell to 4-9 after a 98-67 defeat by the Seattle Storm on June 17 at Crypto.com Arena.
  • Kelsey Plum was sidelined with a left lower leg injury, marking her first missed game of the season and leaving her return date uncertain.
  • Los Angeles also lost Cameron Brink and Rae Burrell to knee injuries, with Odyssey Sims and Julie Allemand unavailable, forcing lineup reshuffles.
  • The team signed guards Shey Peddy and Grace Berger to hardship contracts this week to bolster its depleted backcourt.
  • Seattle converted 24 Sparks turnovers into 31 points, led by Gabby Williams’s eight steals and Nneka Ogwumike’s season-high 26 points.