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  • Los Angeles Sparks 1997

    Sparks Team Creation

    The WNBA began its first season on June 21, 1997, to little fanfare. The first WNBA game featured the New York Liberty facing the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles. The game was televised nationally in the United States on the NBC television network.
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  • Los Angeles Sparks Champs 2001

    2001 WNBA Championship

    The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Charlotte Sting, fourth-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles’ first title. The Sparks made their first appearance ...
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  • Los Angeles Sparks Champs 2002

    2002 WNBA Championship

    The 2002 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2002 WNBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles’ second title. As of 2017, this is ...
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  • Los Angeles Sparks Champs 2016

    2016 WNBA Championship

    The 2016 WNBA Finals was the best-of-five championship series for the 2016 season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx held home-court advantage in the Finals but lost three games to two to the second-seeded Los Angeles Sparks. The series followed a 2–2–1 format and eschewed the previous tradition of having the Western Conference champion face ...
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History of the Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league’s inaugural 1997 season began. Like some other WNBA teams, the Sparks have the distinction of not being affiliated with an NBA counterpart, even though the market is shared with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. As of 2015, the Sparks are the last franchise to win back-to-back titles.





Established
1997

City
Los Angeles

League History
1997 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association

Team History
1997 – Present / Los Angeles Sparks

Nickname
Sparks – The Sparks nickname should related to the their NBA counterpart Lakers, however sparks of fire seem like the opposite of lakes.

Championship
WNBA Championships 3
2016, 2002, 2001

Arena
2001 – Present / Staples Center
1997 – 2000 / The Forum

Owner
2014 – Present / Sparks LA Sports, LLC
2011 – 2014 / Williams Group Holdings
2007 – 2011 / Gemini Basketball LLC
1997 – 2006 / Jerry Buss

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Retired Number
9 / Lisa Leslie
11 / Penny Toler

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