{"id":769631,"date":"2026-07-18T04:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T04:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/769631\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T04:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T04:48:09","slug":"nneka-ogwumike-becomes-sparks-all-time-scoring-leader-in-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/769631\/","title":{"rendered":"Nneka Ogwumike becomes Sparks’ all-time scoring leader in loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CHICAGO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Sydney Taylor<\/a> hit four three-pointers and scored 19 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Sparks 96-82<\/a> on Friday night as Nneka Ogwumike<\/a> became the Sparks<\/a>\u2019 career scoring leader.<\/p>\n

Ogwumike finished with 18 points to give her 7,703 in her career. She had 12 rebounds, moving past Candace Parker<\/a> (3,467) into third on the WNBA\u2019s career list with 3,472.<\/p>\n

Kamilla Cardoso<\/a> had 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks for Chicago (7-16), which avenged a 102-77 loss at L.A. last Friday. Natasha Cloud had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jacy Sheldon added 14 points, and Azura Stevens scored 12 points.<\/p>\n

Dearica Hamby<\/a> also scored 18 points for the Sparks (10-14), and Erica Wheeler added 14. The Sparks have lost the first three games of a four-game trip and eight of their last 11 overall.<\/p>\n

Ogwumike scored 23 points Wednesday night in a 96-87 loss at Minnesota to tie the mark of 6,263 points set by Lisa Leslie. Ogwumike hit a short jumper about three minutes into the game Friday to break the record.<\/p>\n

Picked No. 1 overall by the Sparks in 2012, Ogwumike, 36, returned to Los Angeles this season after spending the last two with Seattle.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Plum, the Sparks\u2019 other All-Star, missed her eighth straight game because of a leg injury. Chicago\u2019s Skylar Diggins (knee) missed her fifth consecutive game.<\/p>\n

The Sparks\u2019 trip wraps up Sunday at Dallas (16-8).<\/p>\n

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