Members of the Los Angeles Sparks huddle together. They are wearing their team uniforms.
Members of the Los Angeles Sparks huddle together. (Photo Credit: Domenic Allegra/The Next)

When Stephanie Talbot suffered a season-ending injury before the year even began, perhaps that should have been a harbinger of things to come for the Los Angeles Sparks.

It’s a season that has been marred by a rotating injury list and the Sparks now find themselves on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention following their 96-89 loss Thursday to the New York Liberty.


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David has been with The IX Basketball team since the High Post Hoops days when he joined the staff in 2018. He is based in Los Angeles and covers the LA Sparks, Pac-12 Conference, Big West Conference and...