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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

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.

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  1. LAKEWOOD, WA - DECEMBER 1: A shrine surrounds the Forza Coffee Company shop December 1, 2009 near Lakewood, Washington. The company has started collecting donations to help the families of Police officers Mark Renninger, Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens, and Greg Richards who were allegedly killed by Maurice Clemmons in a Forza Coffee Company shop November 29, 2009 near Lakewood. Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer early this morning. Four other people are in custody for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities.
  2. Seattle Police investigators stand next to a stolen car at the scene where suspect Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle Police officer in Seattle, Washington December 1, 2009. Maurice Clemmons was the suspect in the killing of four Lakewood police officers. Lakewood Officers Tina Griswold, 40, Gregory Richards, 42, Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and Ronald Owens, 37 where killed in a coffee house 30 miles south of Seattle.
  3. SEATTLE - DECEMBER 01: Five green lights sit on the sidewalk where suspect Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer early December 1, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Clemmons was the subject of a massive manhunt after he allegedly killed four Lakewood, Washington police officers in a suburban coffee shop November 29, 2009. Four other people are in custody for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities.
  4. SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 30: A Seattle police officer stands outside of Leschi Elementary School, which was shut down for the day, November 30, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Police are still searching for Maurice Clemmons, a suspect who allegedly shot and killed four police officers at a coffee shop November 29.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Los Angeles Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) grabs a rebound as San Antonio Silver Stars' Sophia Young (33) and Sparks' Tina Thompson, left, watch during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie, top, goes after a loose ball as Seattle Storm forward Camille Little, left, and Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson battle below during game 1 of a WNBA Western Conference Semifinal, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Sparks won 70-63.
  11. Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, left, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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