The 2024 Los Angeles Sparks season was the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coach Curt Miller. The season tipped off on May 15, 2024, in Long Beach versus the Atlanta Dream, and ended on September 19 against the Minnesota Lynx.
The season started slowly for the Sparks as they lost both of their opening two games. They defeated Washington by two points on May 21 to earn their first win of the season. They lost the following two games including a one point loss to Dallas. They defeated Indiana before losing to Chicago to end the month with a 2âÂÂ5 record. Their June started off with two losses as well. They won two games to follow including a victory at home against Last Vegas. That would be the highlight of the month as the team went on a seven game losing streak from there to finish the month with a 2âÂÂ9 record. The only non-double digit loss during that streak was a 70âÂÂ79 loss to Connecticut on June 18. Their losing streak extended one more game into July before they defeated Last Vegas in overtime. They would lose the next two games before defeating Dallas. They lost to Seattle to finish July 2âÂÂ4 and head into the Olympic break. The Sparks lost the first six games after returning from the Olympic break before defeating New York to finish August 1âÂÂ6. Well out of the playoff race, the Sparks lost the first eight games of September. The closest loss of the streak was by three-points at Seattle on September 15. The team finished the season with a win over Minnesota. The season was marred by a multitude of injuries, including a season-ending ACL tear to the team's No. 2 draft pick, Cameron Brink, who wound up missing the remainder of the season after playing just 15 games. Brink's injury also caused her to miss the 2024 Summer Olympics, with her teammate Dearica Hamby taking her place on the United States women's national 3x3 team. The Sparks finished with just 8 wins and 32 losses, missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and failing to improve on their 17-23 record from 2023. Their eight wins were the team's lowest total in franchise history and their 32 losses was the highest in a single season in league's history.
|- | 1 | May 5 | vs. Seattle | W 84âÂÂ79 | Dearica Hamby (17) | Dearica Hamby (9) | Dearica Hamby (5) | Rogers Place<br>16,655 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | May 10 | @ Phoenix | W 98âÂÂ85 | Cooke<br>Hamby (21) | Dearica Hamby (7) | Brown<br>Hamby<br>McDonald<br>Talbot (3) | Footprint Center<br>4,598 | 2âÂÂ0
|- | 1 | May 15 | Atlanta | L 81âÂÂ91 | Kia Nurse (23) | Dearica Hamby (14) | Layshia Clarendon (10) | Walter Pyramid<br>3,847 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 18 | @ Las Vegas | L 82âÂÂ89 | Dearica Hamby (29) | Dearica Hamby (9) | Layshia Clarendon (4) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,286 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | May 21 | Washington | W 70âÂÂ68 | Lexie Brown (20) | Dearica Hamby (18) | Lexie Brown (6) | Walter Pyramid<br>3,627 | 1âÂÂ2 |- | 4 | May 24 | Indiana | L 73âÂÂ78 | Dearica Hamby (18) | Dearica Hamby (12) | Dearica Hamby (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>19,103 | 1âÂÂ3 |- | 5 | May 26 | Dallas | L 83âÂÂ84 | Cameron Brink (21) | Dearica Hamby (13) | Lexie Brown (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,340 | 1âÂÂ4 |- | 6 | May 28 | @ Indiana | W 88âÂÂ82 | Kia Nurse (22) | Dearica Hamby (10) | Dearica Hamby (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,013 | 2âÂÂ4 |- | 7 | May 30 | @ Chicago | L 73âÂÂ83 | Dearica Hamby (24) | Dearica Hamby (13) | Lexie Brown (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,911 | 2âÂÂ5
|- | 8 | June 2 | @ Phoenix | L 68âÂÂ87 | Dearica Hamby (23) | Rickea Jackson (7) | Aari McDonald (5) | Footprint Center<br>10,207 | 2âÂÂ6 |- | 9 | June 5 | Minnesota | L 62âÂÂ86 | Dearica Hamby (17) | Dearica Hamby (11) | Stephanie Talbot (3) | Crypto.com Arena<br>8,104 | 2âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 7 | Dallas | W 81âÂÂ72 | Dearica Hamby (22) | Dearica Hamby (12) | Brown, McDonald (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,123 | 3âÂÂ7 |- | 11 | June 9 | Las Vegas | W 96âÂÂ92 | Dearica Hamby (18) | Dearica Hamby (10) | Clarendon, Hamby (5) | Crypto.com Arena<br>13,900 | 4âÂÂ7 |- | 12 | June 11 | @ Seattle | L 79âÂÂ95 | Li Yueru (18) |rowspan=2| Dearica Hamby (11) | Brown, Hamby (5) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>8,202 | 4âÂÂ8 |- | 13 | June 14 | @ Minnesota | L 76âÂÂ81 | Rickea Jackson (19) | Aari McDonald (7) | Target Center<br>8,117 | 4âÂÂ9 |- | 14 | June 16 | @ Atlanta | L 74âÂÂ87 | Brink, Jackson (16) | Dearica Hamby (8) | Aari McDonald (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,260 | 4âÂÂ10 |- | 15 | June 18 | @ Connecticut | L 70âÂÂ79 | Aari McDonald (14) | Rickea Jackson (7) | Aari McDonald (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,853 | 4âÂÂ11 |- | 16 | June 20 | rowspan=2| @ New York | L 80âÂÂ93 | Aari McDonald (15) | Hamby, Talbot (11) | Rae Burrell (4) | Barclays Center<br>10,955 | 4âÂÂ12 |- | 17 | June 22 | L 88âÂÂ98 | Dearica Hamby (20) | Stephanie Talbot (8) | Stephanie Talbot (7) | Barclays Center<br>13,639 | 4âÂÂ13 |- | 18 | June 28 | @ Phoenix | L 78âÂÂ92 | Dearica Hamby (29) | Dearica Hamby (7) | Aari McDonald (10) | Footprint Center<br>14,363 | 4âÂÂ14
|- | 19 | July 2 | Washington | L 80âÂÂ82 | McDonald, Talbot (17) | Dearica Hamby (11) | Dearica Hamby (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>9,164 | 4âÂÂ15 |- | 20 | July 5 | Las Vegas | W 98âÂÂ93 (OT) | Dearica Hamby (28) | Dearica Hamby (14) | Stephanie Talbot (9) | Crypto.com Arena<br>13,840 | 5âÂÂ15 |- | 21 | July 7 | Phoenix | L 78âÂÂ84 | Dearica Hamby (25) | Dearica Hamby (9) | Aari McDonald (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,618 | 5âÂÂ16 |- | 22 | July 9 | Minnesota | L 67âÂÂ82 | Dearica Hamby (18) | Dearica Hamby (8) | Clarendon, McDonald, Stevens (4) | Crypto.com Arena<br>9,533 | 5âÂÂ17 |- | 23 | July 13 | @ Dallas | W 87âÂÂ81 | Dearica Hamby (27) | Azurá Stevens (8) | Dearica Hamby (5) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 6âÂÂ17 |- | 24 | July 16 | Seattle | L 83âÂÂ89 | Azurá Stevens (24) | Azurá Stevens (15) | Layshia Clarendon (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>18,724 | 6âÂÂ18
|- | 25 | August 15 | New York | L 68âÂÂ103 | Rae Burrell (15) | Dearica Hamby (13) | Dearica Hamby (5) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,120 | 6âÂÂ19 |- | 26 | August 17 | Chicago | L 86âÂÂ90 | Kia Nurse (16) | Dearica Hamby (9) | Crystal Dangerfield (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>16,551 | 6âÂÂ20 |- | 27 | August 18 | @ Las Vegas | L 71âÂÂ87 | Rickea Jackson (15) | Dearica Hamby (11) | Odyssey Sims (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,311 | 6âÂÂ21 |- | 28 | August 20 | @ Connecticut | L 61âÂÂ69 | Jackson, Stevens (14) | rowspan=2|Dearica Hamby (10) | Crystal Dangerfield (4) | TD Garden<br>19,125 | 6âÂÂ22 |- | 29 | August 23 | @ Washington | L 74âÂÂ80 | Rickea Jackson (17) | Dangerfield, Simms (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 6âÂÂ23 |- | 30 | August 25 | @ Dallas | L 110âÂÂ113 | Odyssey Sims (26) | Tied (6 players, 3) | Odyssey Sims (10) | College Park Center<br>5,925 | 6âÂÂ24 |- | 31 | August 28 | New York | W 94âÂÂ88 | Dearica Hamby (21) | Dearica Hamby (7) | Odyssey Sims (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,403 | 7âÂÂ24
|- | 32 | September 1 | Atlanta | L 62âÂÂ80 | Li Yueru (14) | Dearica Hamby (9) |rowspan=3|Odyssey Sims (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,165 | 7âÂÂ25 |- | 33 | September 4 | @ Indiana | L 86âÂÂ93 | Odyssey Sims (20) | Azurá Stevens (11) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,645 | 7âÂÂ26 |- | 34 | September 6 | @ Chicago | L 78âÂÂ92 | Dearica Hamby (21) | Azurá Stevens (9) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 7âÂÂ27 |- | 35 | September 8 | rowspan=2| Connecticut | L 67âÂÂ79 | Rickea Jackson (23) | Li Yueru (8) | Azurá Stevens (5) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,627 | 7âÂÂ28 |- | 36 | September 10 | L 66âÂÂ86 | Rickea Jackson (16) | Azurá Stevens (17) | rowspan=2| Odyssey Sims (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>8,253 | 7âÂÂ29 |- | 37 | September 11 | Seattle | L 82âÂÂ90 | Rickea Jackson (22) | Azurá Stevens (15) | Crypto.com Arena<br>9,561 | 7âÂÂ30 |- | 38 | September 15 | @ Seattle | L 87âÂÂ90 | Dearica Hamby (25) | Dearica Hamby (11) | Odyssey Sims (5) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>11,301 | 7âÂÂ31 |- | 39 | September 17 | Phoenix | L 81âÂÂ85 | Dearica Hamby (21) | Li Yueru (12) | Crystal Dangerfield (5) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,294 | 7âÂÂ32 |- | 40 | September 19 | @ Minnesota | W 68âÂÂ51 | Dearica Hamby (20) | Rickea Jackson (8) | Odyssey Sims (9) | Target Center<br>7,908 | 8âÂÂ32
<br /><sup>â¡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Acquired during the season