Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings may face suspension after making unnecessary contact with a game official during a WNBA game against the Chicago Sky. The Sky defeated the Wings 104-96, with Marina Mabrey scoring 32 points for Chicago. Ogunbowale, who finished with 14 points, was ejected for the contact with the official, and her suspension is now a possibility.
Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings was ejected from a game against the Atlanta Dream after picking up a double technical foul with a little less than two minutes left. The game saw a WNBA-record 10 technical fouls issued, but most were for defensive three-second calls or delay of game violations. Ogunbowale had previously put on a show with a 41-point performance in a game against Seattle. The Wings will send tape to the league office to get clarification on the rules.
Arike Ogunbowale was ejected in the fourth quarter of a Dallas Wings victory against the Atlanta Dream after picking up two technical fouls while sitting on the bench. Rather than argue her case, the former scoring champion hyped up the home crowd and even signed an autograph midway through the standing ovation. The win improves the Wings' record to 6-6, with Ogunbowale currently averaging 23.4 points and 4.2 assists per game.
Jewell Loyd and Arike Ogunbowale made history in a thrilling WNBA game, with Loyd scoring 39 points and Ogunbowale scoring 41 points. Together, they became the first players in WNBA history to score at least 39 points in the same game. The game also saw several other records broken, including the most combined points by opposing players in a regulation game and Loyd becoming the seventh player in league history with at least 39 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a game.
