Cambage joined the Los Angeles Sparks in February 2022 as a free agent.

She'd previously spent three years with the Las Vegas Aces, playing in 2019 and 2021, and sitting out in 2020 with health concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, not even six months later, and it was rumored that Cambage "wanted out" of L.A.

So, the 31-year-old and the franchise agreed to a contract divorce on July 26, 2022.

The star center left the WNBA and the Sparks abruptly, and just shortly after the annual All-Star extravaganza. She had posted on Instagram that she had "decided to step away from the league for the time being," citing several different reasons including player empowerment, support and compensation.

What did Liz Cambage do?
Controversy has surrounded Cambage for years now, and she's known as one of the more outspoken athletes in both America and Australia.


Cambage had issues with former Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller when a heated conversation broke out between the pair on the sidelines on May 23, 2021. She had said on her Instagram story that Miller disrespected her by saying she weighed 300 pounds, and that there's a big difference between player trash talk and a coach getting involved.


The league suspended Miller for a game and fined him $10,000, as reported by Yahoo Sports.


Another example involves the Sparks, where she requested a jersey number change. She wanted No. 8, but the Sparks retired that in honor of DeLisha Milton-Jones, so she went for No. 1 instead, which was already owned by Amanda Zahui B., per Just Women's Sports.


Even though Zahui B. declined the swap, management went over her head. She was later suspended for the 2022 season, though the events are conceived to be unrelated.

Other things Cambage did while on the Sparks, mind you she only played 25 games, was criticize her teammates during film sessions and accuse them of not passing her the ball, just looking her off, Just Women's Sports said.

And there is a whole lot more, as Cambage came with a lot of Cam-baggage, many have said.

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