David Yapkowitz

4 days ago | clutchpoints.com | David Yapkowitz |Nish Patel

LOS ANGELES – One of the early issues for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA season is the injuries and roster absences they’ve had. One of the major absences for the Sparks currently is second-year wing Rickea Jackson who is not with the team due to personal reasons. Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts provided a brief status update for Rickea Jackson ahead of the team’s game against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. “Rickea is a big part of our organization and our team,” Roberts said.

5 days ago | clutchpoints.com | David Yapkowitz |Nish Patel

The Los Angeles Sparks’ game against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday was significant for Kelsey Plum in that it was her first game back in the building as an opponent. While Kelsey Plum had a decent game overall, the Sparks were unable to get a win as they fell to the Aces, 96-81. It was the Sparks’ second loss in a row, and after the game, Plum had a strong response when asked if she could have been more aggressive to start the game.

5 days ago | clutchpoints.com | David Yapkowitz |Nish Patel

The Phoenix Mercury have been off to a strong start to the 2025 WNBA season. With a record of 4-2, the Mercury have been powered by their major offseason acquisitions. But heading into their Sunday game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Mercury are still dealing with an injury to star forward Alyssa Thomas. Coming into the Mercury’s game against the Sparks, Alyssa Thomas was officially ruled out as she continues to deal with a calf injury, as per Underdog WNBA.

5 days ago | clutchpoints.com | David Yapkowitz |Nish Patel

The New York Liberty are off to a near-franchise record start as the top team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 6-0 to begin the regular season. After dealing with a brief injury scare to starting center Jonquel Jones, the Liberty got her back in the lineup during their win against the Washington Mystics on Friday. But the Liberty might still be short-handed against the Connecticut Sun with the latest injury update on backup center Nyara Sabally.

5 days ago | clutchpoints.com | David Yapkowitz |Nish Patel

The Indiana Pacers have the opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals on Saturday should they win Game 6 and close out the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks. The Pacers have been dealing with recent injury issues to key players. If the Knicks win Game 6 and end up forcing a Game 7, there is at least one prominent voice who believes that spells doom for the Pacers.