Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike, an 11-time WNBA All-Star, announced Wednesday she will retire at the conclusion of the 2026 season.
Only about 85 of the WNBA's roughly 180 players -- a little less than half -- submitted voting ballots for starters ahead of this month's WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne, former rivals who each won two WNBA MVP awards, and Cheryl Reeve, who has won four titles as head coach, have been enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Nneka Ogwumike's 3-pointer at the buzzer sent the Sparks past the Liberty on Sunday night in a rematch of the first WNBA game in 1997.
Sparks forward Cameron Brink, who has played only 48 games across three seasons because of an ACL injury, now has an ankle sprain, which occurred Monday.
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum had 43 points and Mercury guard Kahleah Copper finished with 41, the first time opponents have had dueling 40-point games in WNBA history.
