Nearly six months ago, Liz Cambage signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks during free agency, fulfilling her life-long dream of repping the purple and gold.
Three weeks ago, amid a frustrating season for both parties, the organization and Cambage agreed to a “contract divorce” which permanently freed the Sparks of Cambage and Cambage of the Sparks.
The news came out of nowhere and left us without much dialogue from either side on what caused the breakup on July 26th — not much from the Sparks and not a peep from Cambage.
But on Monday we got a little something. The former WNBA scoring champion (2018) broke her silence on with this social media post.
Liz Cambage is stepping away from the WNBA. pic.twitter.com/iVwYIxzOtv
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) August 15, 2022
So, Cambage seems to have regrets about her final days and how it played out. But her decision to step away from the Sparks, we’ve now learned isn’t just that. It’s a step away from the WNBA entirely.
There was speculation during the most recent offseason that the 6’8″ center might step away from basketball after citing mental health as the reason behind her missing the Tokyo Olympics. And not long before free agency, she spoke on the league’s financial treatment of players after learning of Becky Hammon’s $1 million contract with the Las Vegas Aces.
ahhh yes the @WNBA, where a head coach can get paid 4X the highest paid players super max contract. lmao and y’all think imma spend another season upgrading my seat on a flight to get to games out of my own pocket.
— Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) February 1, 2022
But when her dream team came calling, the decision must have been an easy one to make.
Now, with her being done with the WNBA, she’ll take the time to work on her “healing and personal growth before providing clarification on past rumors.”
There’s surely more to come. Stay tuned.
