Odyssey Sims

No one person’s odyssey is identical to anyone else’s, and for Odyssey Sims, those ironic circumstances led to something truly unique on June 1, 2025: her first 30-point WNBA game since the summer of 2019. Already authoring one of the W’s great comeback, redemption stories, Sims pens another chapter, escaping a screen-and-roll maze with an in-and-out dribble, followed by a pinpoint pull-up jumper over Kalani Brown’s 6-foot-7 frame. Sometimes, the game’s first bucket can foreshadow future events, and for Sims — collecting that, and 14 opening-quarter points — sizzling starts led to 32-point finishes, alongside five rebounds, four assists, and one steal in the L.A. Sparks loss to the Phoenix Mercury. The 2,114-day gap between 30-point tallies told the story of Sims’ longevity, and during the milestone performance, Los Angeles’ veteran guard did so on elite efficiency overall (10-of-14), from deep (three-of-five), and on foul shots (9-of-10).