Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) is embraced by teammate Lauren Jackson after Cash stripped the ball from Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson to stop a final shot Friday, June 26, 2009, in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Seattle. Jackson led all scorers with 32 points. The Storm won 69-67. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) is embraced by teammate Lauren Jackson after Cash stripped the ball from Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson to stop a final shot Friday, June 26, 2009, in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Seattle. Jackson led all scorers with 32 points. The Storm won 69-67.

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  1. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash, left, grabs a loose ball in front of Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson in the first quarter of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle.
  2. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash, right, reaches for the ball as Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson tires to keep control in the second quarter of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle.
  3. Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker, center, gets off a pass between Seattle Storm's Camille Little, left, and Swin Cash in the second quarter of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle.
  4. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash, left, fouls Los Angeles Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones in the first quarter of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle.
  5. Seattle Storm forward Swin Cash, center, puts up a shot between Los Angeles Sparks forward DeLisha Milton-Jones, left, and center Lisa Leslie during Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  6. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) unsuccessfully tries to block a shot by Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie (9) in the second quarter of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle.
  7. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson, right, drives around Phoenix Mercury's Nicole Ohlde during the third quarter during Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  8. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) passes to Sue Bird (10) as Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie, left, and Tina Thompson trail in the second half of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The Storm won, 75-74, forcing a game three.
  9. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson shoots against the Seattle Storm in the second half of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. Thompson had 12 points in the Sparks 75-64 victory.
  10. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson reacts after an offensive foul was called on Seattle Storm's Suzy Batkovic-Brown in the second quarter of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle.
  11. Phoenix Mercury's Temeka Johnson, right, gets a hand on a pass from Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson (32), in the first quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Phoenix.
  12. Seattle Storm's Shannon Johnson, center right, and Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson hug following their third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The game was Johnson's last, having announced recently that she was retiring with the end of the season. The Sparks won 75-64.
  13. Injured Seattle Storm player Lauren Jackson, left, from Australia, puts her arm around compatriot Suzy Batkovic-Brown as they listen to a team official thank fans for their support after the team lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The Sparks won 75-64.
  14. Seattle Storm's Shannon Johnson, right, is embraced by teammate Lauren Jackson as teammates Ashley Robinson, left, and Janell Burse, second from left, watch the final moments of their game against the Los Angeles Sparks in the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The Sparks won 75-64.

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