Caitlin Clark already coaching up Team WNBA 
CC said the coach wanted to put her back in the game as Arike Ogunbowale was absolutely CRUSHING IT! But CC said no! That my friends is a TEAM player! She could have gone in a broken the assist record, but that could have cost the rhythm of Arike Ogunbowale!
Caitlin Clark’s New Nickname From WNBA All-Star MVP Says It All
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark and Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale teamed up for the first time over the past weekend at the 2024 WNBA All-Star game, leading Team WNBA to a surprising 117-109 victory over Team USA.
On Tuesday, Clark made a social media post highlighting her first WNBA All-Star appearance with the caption: “First WNBA All-Star.”
Ogunbowale commented on the post with a brand new nickname for Clark that says everything about what the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has brought and will bring to the WNBA, including record attendance and merchandise sales numbers.
“tha future,” Ogunbowale said with a shining star emoji.
Ogunbowale dominated the All-Star game. She notched 34 points on 10 of 20 shooting, three rebounds, and six assists. Her 34 points broke the record for most points scored in a single WNBA All-Star game. This performance also gave Ogunbowale the All-Star MVP award.
Jul 20, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Team WNBA guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles against USA Women’s National Team during the WNBA All Star Game at Footprint Center.
Clark also made history by record ing the most assists by a rookie in a WNBA All-Star game with ten.
Ogunbowale, like Clark, was snubbed from Team USA but showed her worth in the All-Star game by beating the very same team that snubbed her.
In the 2024 season, Ogunbowale, a former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star, is averaging 22.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists. She is third in the league in scoring this season.
Angel Reese Issues Serious Warning to Chicago Sky Amid Brutal Losing Streak
The Chicago Sky are in real danger of falling out of the playoff picture in the WNBA. This is after Angel Reese and Co. suffered their sixth straight defeat on Sunday, September 1, 79-74, against the Minnesota Lynx.
Right now, Chicago is just half a game ahead of the ninth-placed Atlanta Dream, who, incidentally, will be in action on Sunday as well against a 7-24 Los Angeles Sparks side. If the Dream win, then the Sky will concede the eighth and final playoff spot to Atlanta (for the time being, at least).
This unwanted development has prompted a strong statement from Reese after watching her team suffer yet another tough loss.
The rookie sensation did all she could in this one, turning in a monster 17-point, 19-rebound double-double. After the loss, Reese just had to issue a stern reminder to her team about their defensive shortcomings.
“We’re gonna continue to lose games unless we buy into [our defense],” she said, via Marquee Sky on X, formerly Twitter.
Reese made her statement in response to Chicago’s lack of steals in the second half of the season. On Sunday, the Sky logged just five steals (two of them came from Reese) against Minnesota’s 10 swipes.
It’s not the end of the world for Chicago just yet. There are still eight games left to play for this squad, and, notably, they face off against the Dream on September 17, which will be their second-to-the-last game of the regular season.
All hope is not lost for the Sky, but as Reese reiterated, they will need to step up on defense in a major way.
At the moment, Chicago’s 101.8 defensive rating ranks seventh in the WNBA.
