Los Angeles Sparks' star forward Azurá Stevens finished as runner-up in this year's WNBA Most Improved Player Award voting — second to Golden State's Veronica B

The Las Vegas Aces moved into the league’s first facility built solely for a WNBA team in 2023. The 80,000-square-foot facility reportedly cost $40 million, setting a new standard for dedicated team centers at the time, a development which drew renewed attention to facility gaps across the league.

The Sparks, the WNBA's winningest franchise, have missed the playoffs five years running. Los Angeles has not finished above .500 since the COVID-shortened 2020 season; franchise icons like Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike have departed in that time.

The Indiana Fever lost to the Las Vegas Aces in a WNBA Semifinals road game on September 23 by a score of 90-68. As a result, the series between these two teams

Cameron Brink averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds for the Los Angeles Sparks this season when she returned from injury.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been fined $200 by the WNBA for comments she made on social media regarding officiating during her team's Game 3 victory over the Atlanta Drea

Candace Parker spent 13 illustrious seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks — helping the purple and gold to a WNBA championship in 2016. Read more: Sparks' Rickea