📢 TOP STORY: Sparks Forward Dearica Hamby Secures WNBA All-Star Game Spot and Fans Celebrate Her Big Achievement ⚡.BT

L.A. Sparks 6-3, Forward, #5/Dearica Hamby is shown posing with the WNBA basketball in her hands and blowing a very thankful kiss in its direction, during the team’s annual Media Day held in May, just prior to the start of the season. Hamby has been playing one of her best seasons for the Sparks, leading the team in several important categories, and earned her spot on the WNBA All-Star game roster. She will also be a member of our Women’s 3 x 3 Olympic Team in Paris, having been chosen by USA Basketball to replace her rookie Sparks’ teammate, Cameron Brink, who suffered a serious ACL injury.

(East Los Angeles, CA) [From The Editor’s Desk]: A player that certainly was worth being added to the All-Star game is the L.A. Sparks forward, 6-3, #5/Dearica Hamby. She has been highly consistent with her overall game putting up excellent numbers as the season moves to its annual All-Star break.

Let’s take a close look at the Team’s press announcement that brings more details into play.

Dearica Hamby Named to 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Roster

LOS ANGELES–– The WNBA recently announced that Sparks forward Dearica Hamby has been named to 2024 WNBA All-Star Roster, her third time achieving the honor. The 2024 WNBA All-Star game will be held at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on July 20th. 

“Being selected to the All-Star team is a tremendous honor and I’m excited to head to Phoenix to compete,” said Hamby. “This points to the hard work that I’ve put in during the offseason and in games so far, but it’s also thanks to my great teammates and coaches who have trusted me in a leadership role with our team.”

Hamby is having an impactful season for the Sparks, leading the WNBA in double-doubles (now recorded with 13 at the time of this writing) and ranking second in defensive rebounds per game (8.7) and fourth in rebounds per contest (10.3). She also ranks ninth in points per game (18.4), fifth in three-point percentage (45.0), and tied for eighth in field-goal percentage (51.9).

Earlier this season, the versatile forward was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending June 9, and also named to Team USA 3×3 Olympic Team which will compete in Paris this summer.  

“I am so incredibly proud that Dearica has earned her 3rd All-Star appearance and first as a Spark,” said Head Coach Curt Miller. She has been a tremendous leader for our young team while putting up impressive numbers throughout the season.  This honor is so well deserved and I’m happy that so many have recognized her outstanding play.” 

In the 2021 All-Star Game competing for Team WNBA, Hamby finished with six rebounds, two points, and one assist. In 2022 on Team Wilson, she recorded 10 points, five rebounds, and one assist.

In the courtesy acknowledgment of other Los Angeles Pro teams taking stock of our City’s other teams’ players, the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) recently invited Dearica to be the Honorary Falconer at their 6/30 match at BMO Stadium when they played the Colorado Rapids. She took her son to the match and held him while doing her pre-match Falconing tasks with the Club’s mascot named “Olly.” LAFC has also hosted Rams offensive lineman #73 Steve Avila, in a match during the 2023 season. Right on! to LAFC for sharing that great gesture.

[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), and have qualified for the playoffs in 20 of their 27 seasons. 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.