WNBA Team Releases Rookie After Indiana Fever Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Eric Nacach | Last updated Jun 29, 2025 2:13 PM ET

The Indiana Fever hosted the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, falling 85-75 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Sparks were led by forward Azura Stevens, who had 23 points and seven rebounds, and guard Kelsey Plum, who added 21 points and six assists.

Unfortunately for the Fever, the injury bug continues. Guard Caitlin Clark did not play in the contest due to a left groin injury.

She also missed Friday's matchup against the Dallas Wings, marking her seventh absence this season. She remains day to day.

On another note, the Lynne Roberts-coached squad's season-long struggles were not evident in their victory against Indiana, as the Sparks shot 50% from the field with four of their five starters scoring in double figures.

On Sunday, the team announced they were waiving rookie forward Liatu King. She averaged 3.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 12 games this season.

"The Los Angeles Sparks have waived forward Liatu King," the team's public relations group wrote on social media.

The Los Angeles Sparks have waived forward Liatu King.
— LA Sparks PR (@LASparksPR) June 29, 2025

King was selected in the third round of the 2025 WNBA draft but did not fill the role Los Angeles envisioned for her.

At the college level, the Washington D.C. native played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Panthers before transferring to join the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for her final year. In that last season, King averaged 11.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

The Sparks (5-11) are hoping to turn their season around after enduring three separate three-game losing streaks so far in 2025. Los Angeles sits sixth in the Western Conference, and there's a chance 2024 first-round pick Cameron Brink will return to the lineup at some point after suffering a torn ACL in her rookie year.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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