Azurá Stevens, the Sparks' big free-agent acquisition, made her season debut Tuesday after missing five games while recovering from a back injury.
The Sparks were the first beneficiaries of the WNBA’s expanded travel policy involving charter flights when playing back-to-back games. A look at how that went.Stevens averaged 17.7 points and 7.3 rebounds during league play, but the season was condensed because of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in February. Between the twice-weekly league games and travel for the EuroCup, the second-tier international competition for European clubs, Stevens’ back started aching.
In her season debut against Seattle on Tuesday, Stevens had four points and three rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench. Having participated in only minimal five-on-five contact periods leading up to the game, she had three turnovers. The Sparks turned the ball over a season-high 21 times while squandering a 21-point first-quarter lead in theSparks coach Curt Miller
told reporters after the game. “She has a unique ability to fly around the floor, but you know you see someone that hasn’t played for a while … so just a little rusty.” Chicago Sky’s Azurá Stevens dribbles the ball during a game against the Seattle Storm on July 20, 2022, in Chicago. Stevens, whose open personality and broad smile make her an ideal cultural fit for the new-look Sparks, said she put extra pressure on herself during the much-anticipated debut. She was so focused on the game plan that she wasn’t smiling the way fans have grown accustomed to seeing.
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