{"id":203700,"date":"2025-10-10T22:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203700\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:18:09","slug":"sparks-star-reacts-to-las-record-breaking-150-million-practice-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203700\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks Star Reacts to LA&#8217;s Record-Breaking $150 Million Practice Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4u\">The Los Angeles Sparks announced plans to build a state-of-the-art, $150 million practice facility in El Segundo, California,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LASparks\/status\/1970920466299879750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">per a late-September release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4x\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/sparks-rickea-jackson-talks-mindset-playing-through-injury-calls-out-opponents\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sparks&#8217; Rickea Jackson Talks Mindset Playing Through Injury, Calls Out Opponents<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"50\">The 55,000-square-foot facility will feature a myriad of custom amenities \u2014\u00a0including the WNBA&#8217;s first-ever indoor-outdoor player sanctuary, complete with an outdoor spa pool, dedicated nap rooms and flexible wellness spaces.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&amp; we made sure to have nap rooms!!! Cause I will be knocked!!!!! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4E8j3NcVoZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/4E8j3NcVoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dearica Marie Hamby (@dearicamarie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dearicamarie\/status\/1970929896613609959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"56\">Following the announcement, Sparks&#8217; star forward Dearica Hamby commented on the team&#8217;s new player sanctuary area <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dearicamarie\/status\/1970929896613609959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">in a recent X post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"59\">&#8220;&#8230; We made sure to have nap rooms!!! Cause I will be knocked!!!!!,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dearicamarie\/status\/1970929896613609959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hamby wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A look at the LA Sparks\u2019 new $150 million practice facility in El Segundo \u2014 set to open in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the largest investment in the history of women\u2019s sports for a single team.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3q1iDF7Io3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/3q1iDF7Io3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eO71oEOB2b\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eO71oEOB2b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGeffner\/status\/1971019795278745703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5f\">Hamby, in her third season in L.A., averaged over 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists per contest for the purple and gold.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">The veteran forward&#8217;s 18.4 points per game in 2025 marked a career-high.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">Hamby \u2014\u00a0joined by first-year head coach Lynne Roberts and star guard Kelsey Plum, who arrived via a blockbuster three-team trade in late January \u2014\u00a0led the Sparks to an improved 21-23 record in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\/news\/former-sparks-guard-signed-by-fever-amid-caitlin-clark-s-absence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Sparks Guard Signed By Fever Amid Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Absence<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">The team&#8217;s new facility is set to open in 2027, and marks the largest investment to date <a href=\"https:\/\/sparks.wnba.com\/news\/la-sparks-announce-a-150m-investment-in-state-of-the-art-practice-facility-to-open-in-time-for-the-2027-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in the history<\/a> of women\u2019s sports for a single team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">&#8220;We\u2019re building a place where Sparks players can be at their best on and off the court,\u201d Sparks&#8217; Managing Partner and Governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sparks.wnba.com\/news\/la-sparks-announce-a-150m-investment-in-state-of-the-art-practice-facility-to-open-in-time-for-the-2027-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eric Holoman said in a statement<\/a>. &#8220;From cutting-edge training and recovery spaces to family and community areas, every corner of this facility was designed with them at the center. It reflects our commitment to our team, our fans, and the city of Los Angeles, and sets a new standard for what a professional sports organization can provide for its athletes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Latest Sparks News:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">For more news and notes on the Los Angeles Sparks, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/sparks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Los Angeles Sparks on SI.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Sparks announced plans to build a state-of-the-art, $150 million practice facility in El Segundo, California,\u00a0per&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-203700","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}