[1] On December 5, former NBA player Derek Fisher was announced as the new head coach.
Their good form continued into August, with the team going 8–4 and putting together a five game win streak.
The team finished out the season with three straight wins at home.
After earning a bye in the first round, the Sparks easily defeated the Seattle Storm at home, 92–69.
Her dismissal came among rumors that she entered the locker room after a playoff game and gave a "obscenity-laced speech that also included several racial epithets".