The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Sparks are the defending WNBA champions. The season tipped off on May 13. The Sparks finished 26–8 with the number 2 seed in the league and advanced all the way to the Finals for the second season in a row, setting up a rematch with the Minnesota Lynx, but would lose this time in 5 games, failing to win back-to-back championships.
Transactions
Alana Beard resigned with Los Angeles Sparks
Sandrine Gruda signed with the team on July 28, 2017.
WNBA draft
Roster
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 2 | New York | L 65-81 | Samuelson (9) | Wiese (6) | Tied (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena 2,782 | 0-1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 3 | Connecticut | L 62-79 | Sims (12) | Warley-Talbert (11) | Sims (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena 2,809 | 0-2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | May 6 | San Antonio | W 73-59 | Ruef (18) | Ruef (7) | Gray (5) | Pasadena College 1,000 | 1-2
Regular season
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | May 13 | Seattle | W 78-68 | Ogwumike (23) | Jackson (8) | Gray (8) | Staples Center 10,603 | 1-0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 19 | Washington | W 99-89 | Ogwumike (23) | Parker (8) | Parker (5) | Staples Center 12,127 | 2-0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 24 | Indiana | L 90-93 | Ogwumike (24) | Parker (12) | Parker (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,875 | 2-1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 27 | Atlanta | L 73-75 | Gray (25) | Ogwumike (7) | Parker (6) | McCamish Pavilion 4,253 | 2-2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | May 30 | New York | W 90-75 | Ogwumike (22) | Parker (11) | Gray (6) | Madison Square Garden 8,108 | 3-2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 6 | Chicago | W 79-70 | Ogwumike (20) | Ogwumike (11) | Gray (5) | Staples Center 8,523 | 4-2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 9 | Dallas | L 90-96 | Ogwumike (28) | Ogwumike (13) | Sims (5) | College Park Center 3,169 | 4-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 10 | Phoenix | W 89-87 | Gray (24) | Tied (5) | Gray (8) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,223 | 5-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 | June 13 | Dallas | W 97-87 | Gray (24) | Parker (7) | Tied (5) | Staples Center 7,233 | 6-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 15 | San Antonio | W 80-75 | Parker (20) | Ogwumike (9) | Parker (4) | Staples Center 9,104 | 7-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 | June 18 | Phoenix | W 90-57 | Ogwumike (18) | Parker (8) | Parker (6) | Staples Center 9,916 | 8-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 12 | June 24 | Indiana | W 84-73 | Ogwumike (21) | Parker (13) | Parker (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,241 | 9-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 | June 27 | Connecticut | W 87-79 | Ogwumike (21) | Ogwumike (9) | Gray (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,899 | 10-3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 | June 30 | Atlanta | W 85-76 | Parker (21) | Parker (13) | Parker (5) | McCamish Pavilion 4,119 | 11-3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | July 2 | Washington | W 76-69 | Tied 17 | Parker (11) | Parker (4) | Staples Center 9,185 | 12-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | July 6 | Minnesota | L 77-88 | Ogwumike (27) | Ogwumike (14) | Ogwumike (5) | Xcel Energy Center 9,821 | 12-4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 8 | Seattle | L 69-81 | Ogwumike (21) | Ogwumike (9) | Gray (6) | KeyArena 7,104 | 1125 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 18 | July 13 | Connecticut | W 87-77 | Ogwumike (29) | Ogwumike (11) | Parker (6) | Staples Center 9,918 | 13-5 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 | July 17 | Indiana | W 80-62 | Gray (16) | Ogwumike (12) | Ogwumike (6) | Staples Center 11,386 | 14-5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | July 20 | Chicago | L 80-82 | Ogwumike (24) | Ogwumike (10) | Gray (6) | Staples Center 16,166 | 14-6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 | July 25 | Seattle | W 68-60 | Parker (17) | Tied (10) | Gray (5) | Staples Center 10,012 | 15-6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 | July 28 | San Antonio | W 85-73 | Sims (22) | Parker (17) | Parker (11) | AT&T Center 5,777 | 16-6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 23 | July 30 | Dallas | W 95-74 | Parker (23) | Parker (10) | Tied (8) | Staples Center 11,053 | 17-6