Nneka Ogwumike anunciou que não retornaria ao LA Sparks após 12 anos. Nneka Ogwumike has announced she would not return to the LA Sparks after 12 years.

Nneka Ogwumike, ex-MVP da WNBA, deixará Los Angeles como agente livre neste inverno. Nneka Ogwumike, a former WNBA MVP, will be leaving Los Angeles in free agency this winter. A equipe expressou gratidão a Ogwumike por suas 12 temporadas no Sparks, destacando seu papel de liderança e transformador na WNBA e no esporte feminino. The team expressed gratitude to Ogwumike for her 12 seasons with the Sparks, highlighting her leadership and changemaking role in the WNBA and women's sports. A equipe elogiou Ogwumike por sua chance de vencer o jogo nas finais da WNBA de 2016 e seu troféu de MVP de 2016. The team praised Ogwumike for her game-winning shot in the 2016 WNBA Finals and her 2016 MVP trophy.