The Los Angeles Sparks’ season came to an end on Sept. 19 with an 87-84 loss to the Dallas Wings. Second-year guard Te’a Cooper put up a team-leading 24 points, 6 assists and a rebound in the effort.
Now, as she heads back to her metro Atlanta residence, the area where she went to high school, her attention shifts to support her little brother Sharife Cooper in his NBA rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks.
“I’m super excited,” Te’a said in her Sparks exit interview Friday. “When we played in Atlanta, I had gotten the chance to get in the gym with him and we were working out.