Pam McGee Expected to Retire From WNBA
Pam McGee, the second overall pick in the WNBA’s inaugural draft, is expected to announce her retirement from pro basketball today, Los Angeles Sparks sources said Wednesday.
McGee, who with her identical twin sister, Paula, played on two NCAA championship teams at USC, started 22 of the Sparks’ 30 games last year and averaged 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds.
She was drafted by Sacramento in 1997 and was later traded to the Sparks.
McGee, 36, has been pressed at the Sparks’ training camp the past week by three ABL inside players the club drafted: DeLisha Milton, Clarisse Machanguana and La’Keshia Frett.
Before the WNBA was formed, McGee played professionally in Spain, Italy, France and Brazil.
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The Sparks play Detroit May 29 in an exhibition at the Arrowhead Pond. The team’s 32-game regular season begins June 10 at the Great Western Forum against Sacramento. . . . The Sparks will remain at the Forum this season and next, but team President Johnny Buss says there’s “a 70% chance” of joining the Lakers at the Staples Center in 2001.
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