The AP reports:
The Los Angeles Sparks wasted no time in getting Joe Bryant a victory in his debut as their new coach.
Ticha Penicheiro scored 18 points and Los Angeles snapped a five-game losing streak with an 84-74 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday night…
Bryant, Kobe’s father, took over as coach of the Sparks (5-6) on Sunday after Jennifer Gillom was fired. Los Angeles had lost the first five games on their seven-game road trip, which ends Friday at Tulsa.
This is Bryant’s second stint as coach of the Sparks. He previously coached them from August 2005 until the end of the 2006 season.
He showed some fire early on, getting a technical in the second quarter for a non-call.
“If I don’t get them, they’ll get them, and that’ll throw them off their game,” he said.
