Candace Parker returns, but doesn't stick around to the end of Sparks' 84-79 loss to Atlanta

Parker had 15 points and 10 rebounds in her first game back since tearing the lateral meniscus in her right knee on June 26.

Parker was ejected from the game with three-tenths of a second remaining for arguing a perceived non-call during a frantic scramble for a loose ball on the Sparks' final possession.

She left the court gesturing toward the officials as boos came down at Staples Center. Parker apologized afterward.

"I shouldn't have acted like that," Parker said. "I apologized to my team. I apologize to the fans.

"It was the heat of the moment. I thought a call should have gone a certain way.

It didn't, and I lost control."