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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.

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Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, left, shoots as Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, center, is fouled by the Seattle Storm’s Alysha Clark, right, as Nneka Ogwumike, left, also defends during the first half on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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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.