“The reality is that she didn’t play that much for us,” Roberts said. “The team had to figure it out before the trade. So this isn’t new.”

Ahead of Sunday night’s matchup against the Portland Fire, Los Angeles Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts kept her message simple: no excuses.

“That was ugly,” Roberts said afterward about the officiating. “I get it they’re trying to clean it up. But it’s painful.”