Kelsey Plum sinks buzzer-beater
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Kelsey Plum's buzzer-beater lifted the Sparks to a thrilling 81-80 victory over the Wings at home on Wednesday night but moments after her banked-in bucket saved the day, the WNBA star was far from happy about her team's performance.
Plum is on pace to match Taurasi with two such seasons and turns 31 later in August (Taurasi turned 31 in June of the season she FIRST notched 20-plus and five-plus feat). So since we know her averages, it’s no surprise that Plum tied the WNBA record for most 20 and five games in a single season with her 18th of 2025 on Sunday.
The Sparks play the Dallas Wings next at Crypto.com Arena to start a four-game home stretch; it's unlikely fans will see a mistake in announcing Plum's height. L.A. is set to return to the road on September 1 against the Seattle Storm.
While much of the women's basketball community was sleeping on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings produced an all-time classic game on the
Cameron Brink was held scoreless as the Los Angeles Sparks fell 95–86 to the Washington Mystics on the road Sunday, despite a standout performance from Kelsey Plum.
The controversy began after the July 19 All-Star Game in Indianapolis. Players wore “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts in a show of unity during collective bargaining talks with the league. During the postgame press conference, Plum joked that “zero members of Team Clark were very present” for the pregame meeting about the shirts.
Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum made waves after last month's WNBA All-Star Game when she fired a jab at Team Clark amid the league's collective bargaining negotiations. With those comments and the widespread reaction in the rearview, Plum clarified what she said was a "bad joke."
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unbranded - Sport on MSNWings’ Bueckers Notches Rookie Record 44 Points In Loss.
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers set a single-game scoring record for a rookie after notching 44 points in her team’s 81-80 defeat to the Los Angeles Sparks. Bueckers made 17 of her 21 shots from the floor,