(East Los Angeles, CA) December 12, 2021 [From The Editor’s Desk]: As we all know, time always moves on, and seasons come, and then go. Very soon, it will be time once again for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) to re-kindle its ever-growing fan base, and enthusiastically return its teams to their welcoming arenas all over the country, as the Women take over the pilot’s seat to conduct their 26th consecutive season of professional basketball.  

L.A. Sparks Announce 2022 Schedule

2022 To Feature Historic 36-game Regular Season Schedule

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 9, 2021) – The three-time WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks are excited to announce their 2022 regular season schedule. Entering his fourth season, General Manager and Head Coach Derek Fisher and the Sparks will open the season on a four-game road trip, tipping off against the reigning champion Chicago Sky on Friday, May 6th at 5 pm | PT. The team is led by MVP, Champion, and WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike.

The WNBA will play a longer 36-game regular season and launch a new playoff format abolishing single-elimination rounds. The top eight teams will face off in a bracket consisting of a best-of-three First Round and best-of-five Semifinals and Finals.

The Sparks are excited to return to their long-time home Staples Center, which will become Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 25, 2021. The team will battle the rival Minnesota Lynx in their Home Opener on Tuesday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m.

This season, the Sparks play eight teams three times apiece with four games slated against the 2021 runner-up Phoenix Mercury, the Dallas Wings, and the Las Vegas Aces. The first home game and first road game against each conference opponent counts towards the 2^nd Annual Commissioners Cup. The first multi-game home-stand hosts the Washington Mystics (6/21) and the Chicago Sky (6/23).

Los Angeles then hosts a seven-game homestand, the longest of the season, featuring visits from the 2021 Rookie of the Year and UCLA star Michaela Onyenwere, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty (7/3), Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Mercury (7/4), Breanna Stewart and the four-time champion Seattle Storm (7/7), Elena Delle Donne and the Mystics (7/12), Candace Parker and the Sky (7/14), Teaira McCowan and the Indiana Fever (7/19), and Chennedy Carter and the Atlanta Dream (7/21).

The Sparks end the season with a three-game homestand including a pair of games against 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun in August (8/9, 8/11) before the season finale against Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas Wings (8/14). The Sparks will look to earn their league-leading 21st playoff appearance.

[ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES SPARKS]:

Founded in 1996, the Los Angeles Sparks are one of three original franchises in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sparks have won three WNBA Championships (2001, 2002, 2016), have qualified for the playoffs in 20 of their 25 seasons and remain the only active team in the league to win back-to-back titles. The Los Angeles Sparks are dedicated to ensuring each home game at Crypto.com Arena has a championship level entertainment experience while showcasing the best female athletes from around the world on the court.

L.A. Sparks 2022 season tickets are available here for purchase.