"There is no offseason"
October 21, 2016
The Los Angeles Sparks are your 2016 WNBA World Champions; their third title in franchise history. The Sparks took down the defending champion Minnesota Lynx on their home court 77-76. Lead by Candace Parker who finished the game with 28 points 12 rebounds and 3 steals, winning her first WNBA title.
October 20, 2016
Candace Parker is one of the most decorated women’s basketball players in the world. She led the Tennessee Lady Vols to back to back national championships and was the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft. Parker has won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards, the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2013), and two Olympic gold medals. She has also been selected to six All-WNBA teams and three All-Star teams. However, Parker has yet to win a WNBA title and tonight, for the first time in her eight year career, she has a shot to finally call herself a WNBA World Champion. The Los Angeles Sparks take on Minnesota Lynx at 8pm ET on ESPN2.
October 20, 2016
Game 5 of the WNBA Finals is tonight as the LA Sparks are on the road to take on the defending champion Minnesota Lynx. With the series tied at 2 games a piece, the Lynx will attempt to be the first team since the LA Sparks to win back-to-back titles. The Sparks won titles in 2001 and 2002 but fell short to the Detroit Shock in 2003. Tune into ESPN 2 at 8pm ET to see if Candace Parker will finally win an elusive WNBA title or will the Lynx repeat as champions. Meanwhile, check out some highlights from the LA Sparks back-to-back WNBA titles.
October 18, 2016
Maya Moore was impressive in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, forcing a game 5 against the Los Angeles Sparks. Moore finished with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. A deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals will be played at the Target Center in Minnesota on Thursday October 20th at 8pm on ESPN2.
October 18, 2016
A few stars were in the building for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals but most notable was Laker all-time great Kobe Bryant who was in attendance with his wife Vanessa and two daughters Gianna and Natalia. Hear his thoughts on the game and who who thinks has his #MambaMentality.
October 12, 2016
The WNBA has created a “MiniMovie” series during the finals which documents moments leading up to, during and after games. This gives a great inside look at some of the thoughts, processes, and highs and lows of playing in the WNBA Finals. The series is tied 1-1 as it moves to Los Angeles for games 3 and 4. Game 3 will be on Friday October 14th at 8pm ET. on ESPN2
October 12, 2016
After losing Game 1 of the WNBA the Minnesota Lynx bounced back to defeat the LA Sparks 79-60 to even the series before heading to Los Angeles for game 3. Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus lead the Lynx in scoring while Sylvia Fowles dominated the inside pulling down 15 rebounds. Candace Parker was held to just 6 points as she struggled from the field shooting 3-12 on the night. The series will continue on Friday the 14th in LA on ESPN2 at 9pm ET.
October 11, 2016
As we all get ready for Game 2 of the 2016 WNBA finals, let’s take a second to look back at the heroic shot from Sparks veteran guard Alana Beard who hit a buzzer beater to help the visitors escape with game one of the series. In what was a battle from beginning to end, we could not have asked for a better ending to what will probably go down as one of the best Finals in the history of the WNBA. The Lynx are no stranger to being down in the Finals as they also lost game 1 of the 2015 WNBA finals before winning in 5 games against the Indiana Fever. Game 2 of the 2016 WNBA finals will be aired on ESPN2 at 8pm ET.