LOS ANGELES — Brittney Sykes was excited to simply have the day off. A peaceful appointment for the Sparks guard to get hair done, however, went sideways when her phone started blowing up with texts from friends asking whether reports were true.
Indeed, Derek Fisher, her head coach of the last three seasons, was out.
The news of Fisher's dismissal surprised Sparks players and assistants, but with two-thirds of the season left, the talented roster Fisher assembled is still chasing his vision of a title, even if there's a new man leading the charge.
