A little somethin-somethin' from the LA Times on Tina wearin' that odd colored uniform.

It's not that she doesn't still love L.A. She is wearing No. 32 this season in honor of Magic Johnson and is enamored with purple and gold. The problem is she won four WNBA championships wearing red and white.

"Los Angeles is home, but the Los Angeles Sparks aren't my home," said Thompson, who will anchor the offense of an injury-depleted Sparks team as it hosts the division-leading Seattle Storm on Sunday. "If I would go anywhere, you have to get acclimated with how things are run and how they do things."