LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sparks forward Tina Thompson became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer Sunday night against the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Thompson surpassed Lisa Leslie, who retired last season after amasssing 6,263 points, by making a 16-foot jump shot in the third quarter.
She is the last of the original WNBA players. The now-defunct Houston Comets selected Thompson from Southern California with the first pick of the 1997 WNBA draft.
When the Comets folded after the 2008 season, Thompson signed with the Sparks as a free-agent.
