Akoa Makani played a pivotal role in the Sparks’ win against the league-leading Lynx on Thursday, as the team finished their road trip at 2-1. Even on the court, I get a lot of feedback and they’re very good at giving you feedback,” Akoa Makani said. In her two games with the Sparks thus far, she’s played a little over 17 minutes while averaging 5.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals. Following Sunday’s practice, Roberts expressed her enthusiasm at adding Akoa Makani for the final stretch of the regular season. “She’s played a lot of basketball internationally, isn’t afraid of the moment, just really poised.