It’s the Los Angeles Sparks versus the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena on August 5, 2026. Here’s how to watch live on TV.
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL
- TV Channels: CNBC, USA Network
- League Package: WNBA League Pass
How to Watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky on August 5, 2026
You can watch the Chicago Sky take on the Los Angeles Sparks live on DIRECTV on CNBC, USA Network on August 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET.
Los Angeles Sparks (11-17) at Chicago Sky (11-19) — Game Preview
The Los Angeles Sparks walk into Wintrust Arena at 11-17 to face a Chicago Sky team sitting at 11-19, and neither side has much margin left in the standings. Los Angeles puts up 89.6 points per game on 46.6% shooting while Chicago answers with 88.1 on 44.4%, so the separation here is more likely to come off the glass, where the Sky collect 33.0 rebounds a night to the Sparks’ 30.9. Nneka Ogwumike is the reason Los Angeles stays in games like this, averaging 17.4 points and 9.0 rebounds on 52.6% from the floor, which leads every player featured in this matchup in both categories.
Chicago’s counterweight is Kamilla Cardoso, who pulls 8.6 rebounds and scores 14.3 points a game while converting 57.8% of her attempts, the best field-goal percentage among the players featured here. The lead-guard matchup tilts toward Erica Wheeler and her 5.4 assists per game against the 4.7 Natasha Cloud is producing for the home side. Chicago sits 8 games behind in the standings with Los Angeles another 12.5 back, which turns a Wednesday night in August into something closer to a must-win for both.
National TV
CNBC, USA Network
League Packages
WNBA League Pass
What Time is the Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky Game Today?
The Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky game starts at 9:00 PM ET.
Where Can I Watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky?
You can watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky on CNBC, USA Network and WNBA League Pass (blackout restrictions and other exclusions may apply).
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Players to Watch: Los Angeles Sparks vs. Chicago Sky
Los Angeles Sparks
Nneka Ogwumike — F. Ogwumike carries the Sparks’ offense at 17.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting 52.6% from the field, the kind of volume-plus-efficiency combination that holds a rotation together. She is also reliable once the whistle blows, hitting 84.8% of her free throws, which matters in a game this tight in the standings. Most of her rebounding work happens on the defensive end, where 7.3 of those 9.0 boards come from.
Dearica Hamby — F. Put Hamby alongside Ogwumike and Los Angeles has two forwards clearing 15.0 points a game apiece, with Hamby converting 54.2% of her looks over 29.6 minutes a night. Her 7.4 rebounds per game include 2.1 on the offensive end, so second chances tend to follow her around the paint. She also picks pockets at a 1.6 steals-per-game clip, which feeds the Sparks’ preference for playing in transition.
Erica Wheeler — G. Distribution is Wheeler’s assignment, and she handles it at 5.4 assists against 2.0 turnovers per game across 28.0 minutes. Her 9.1 points per game are secondary to the setup work, though she converts 86.7% from the free-throw line when the offense runs through her late. That assist figure is the highest among the guards featured in this matchup.
Chicago Sky
Kamilla Cardoso — C. Chicago’s rebounding edge starts with Cardoso, whose 8.6 boards per game split into 6.0 defensive and 2.6 offensive over 26.4 minutes. She scores 14.3 points a night on 57.8% shooting, a mark that rewards the Sky’s willingness to feed the post rather than settle. Nobody else in this game finishes at that rate.
Sydney Taylor — G. Taylor averages 14.7 points per game, a shade ahead of Cardoso’s 14.3, and she gets there on 45.6% from the floor and 35.5% from three in only 20.6 minutes a night. That per-minute production makes her Chicago’s most dangerous shot-maker off the catch. She converts 82.9% at the line as well.
Natasha Cloud — G. Cloud logs 28.3 minutes a game running the Sky’s half-court offense, producing 4.7 assists against 2.2 turnovers. She contributes 10.0 points per game on 45.0% shooting, giving Chicago a guard who can punish a defense that overcommits to Cardoso inside. Her 84.5% free-throw stroke gives the Sky’s closing lineups a safe option to inbound to.
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