{"id":710,"date":"2022-07-27T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T15:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/us\/?p=710"},"modified":"2022-08-10T06:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:26:26","slug":"why-did-liz-cambage-leave-the-los-angeles-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/us\/sport\/why-did-liz-cambage-leave-the-los-angeles-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Liz Cambage leave the Los Angeles Sparks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTwNwJm9wIE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Liz Cambage and the Los Angeles Sparks agreed to a contract buyout on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mirjam Swanson and John W. Davis share their insights into why Cambage left and what that means for the Sparks after participating in a news conference with Sparks interim head coach Fred Williams after the Sparks first official practice without Liz Cambage.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Cambage\u2019s basketball career in America is in tatters after her shock exit from the LA Sparks.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liz Cambage&#8217;s shock WNBA exit leaves career &#8216;in tatters&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQo9iJzF-ng\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h2>Who is Liz Cambage<\/h2>\n<p>Elizabeth Folake Cambage is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women&#8217;s National Basketball Association (WNBA).<\/p>\n<p>Cambage currently holds the WNBA single-game scoring record with her 53-point performance against the New York Liberty on 17 July 2018.<\/p>\n<p>She played for the Australia national team, the Opals, between 2009 and 2021, winning a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver in the 2018 World Cup, and bronze in the 2012 Olympics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liz Cambage and the Los Angeles Sparks agreed to a contract buyout on Tuesday. 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