Australian Liz Cambage is an ideal basketball player. At 6-foot-8 she averages 13 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in 25 games this season. In addition, she still holds the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points.”
The four-time WNBA all-star is parting ways with the Los Angeles Sparks, only three months after passionately saying the team was “where I want to be.” The Sparks announced the “contract divorce” on Tuesday. She was only on the roster for 5 months. She was added to the frontcourt after the Sparks didn’t make it to the playoffs.
Fred Williams is the team’s interim coach. On Tuesday, he told the media, “It was a surprise — I didn’t know what really escalated it,” and added, “A lot of it could have been things off the court, off floor, who knows. Having conversations with her afterward, it just felt it was good for her personally to make that move. All we can do as an organization is support that and her decisions and just move on.”
Williams also talked about how the change would affect the team: “it’s a new day, new atmosphere, for us in this gym.”
Eric Holoman is a managing partner for Sparks and stated, “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably.”
Cambage has played for many different WNBA teams. This departure from the Sparks is her third split in five years. Cambage has “zero” interest in playing for her home country again due to controversy. She was accused of using racial slurs against players in Australia before the Tokyo Olympics. Cambage denied the accusations.
Now women’s basketball fans are waiting to see Cambage’s next move. What team will she join next?
The four-time WNBA all-star is parting ways with the Los Angeles Sparks, only three months after passionately saying the team was “where I want to be.” The Sparks announced the “contract divorce” on Tuesday. She was only on the roster for 5 months. She was added to the frontcourt after the Sparks didn’t make it to the playoffs.
Fred Williams is the team’s interim coach. On Tuesday, he told the media, “It was a surprise — I didn’t know what really escalated it,” and added, “A lot of it could have been things off the court, off floor, who knows. Having conversations with her afterward, it just felt it was good for her personally to make that move. All we can do as an organization is support that and her decisions and just move on.”
Williams also talked about how the change would affect the team: “it’s a new day, new atmosphere, for us in this gym.”
Eric Holoman is a managing partner for Sparks and stated, “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably.”
Cambage has played for many different WNBA teams. This departure from the Sparks is her third split in five years. Cambage has “zero” interest in playing for her home country again due to controversy. She was accused of using racial slurs against players in Australia before the Tokyo Olympics. Cambage denied the accusations.
Now women’s basketball fans are waiting to see Cambage’s next move. What team will she join next?
