Dearica Hamby, Sparks eager to face back-to-back WNBA champion Aces

TORRANCE — Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, who helped the Las Vegas Aces win the franchise’s first WNBA championship in 2022, wants to be an All-Star again, and equally important, she wants her team to win basketball games.

Hamby also wants to earn her first All-WNBA selection of her 10-year career this season, so she’s looking forward to playing against two-time MVP A’ja Wilson and several former teammates, in a nationally televised game on Saturday.

“I wanted the assignment,” said...