Sparks Fire Head Coach Lynne Roberts After Two Seasons
Los Angeles dismissed Roberts on Friday after the team missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season under her leadership, according to ESPN.
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The Los Angeles Sparks have dismissed head coach Lynne Roberts, the team announced Friday morning, according to ESPN. The move comes after the Sparks missed the playoffs for the second straight season under her leadership.
ESPN's report, which cited sources, did not specify the exact win-loss record compiled during Roberts' tenure or name a timeline for hiring a successor. It also did not detail whether any assistant coaches would remain with the organization during the transition.
A search for stability
The dismissal follows a stretch in which the Sparks failed to qualify for the postseason in back-to-back years, a run that evidently factored into the front office's decision to move on from Roberts after two seasons in charge.
The report did not indicate who, if anyone, has been identified as an interim replacement, nor did it lay out the criteria the Sparks plan to use in searching for a new head coach.
Further comment from Sparks management or from Roberts herself was not included in ESPN's report. Additional details about the search process are likely to emerge as the WNBA offseason progresses.
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