News about Nneka Ogwumike

Winners of this weekend's WNBA skills competitions in Phoenix will see receive a significantly larger prize package than previous champions. Insurance giant Aflac has pledged $55,000 bonuses for whomever wins the skills challenge and 3-point contest on Friday in Phoenix, where Saturday's All-Star game will also be held. 'Aflac is supplementing the league's pay with a $55,000 bonus for each of the winners of the skills challenge and three-point contest,' Seattle Storm star and players' union president Nneka Ogwumike announced on X.

The 22-year-old WNBA star, of the Chicago Sky, was with reporters on the sidelines of the Atlanta Dream's home court before Chicago's 85-77 win when a little girl asked her: 'What motivates you?' Reese answered the young fan's question just days after being named an All-Star for the first time in her career. The seventh overall pick of this year's WNBA Draft is averaging 13.2 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in her rookie season.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will put their burgeoning rivalry aside to team up on the WNBA All-Star team later this month. The pair of superstar rookies were selected on Tuesday to be part of the WNBA's 20th All-Star Game, and they'll face off in Phoenix against the Olympics team both missed out on last month.  Their rivalry in the opening months of their WNBA careers has propelled the sport to new heights, with some even claiming they are being used to start a race war in America.

Tempers ran hot in the contest between the Indiana Fever and the Seattle Storm as Caitlin Clark got into some trash talk with Seattle's Victoria Vivians. It all started when Clark drained a 3-pointer to make it a 34-28 game in the second quarter. As she was walking to get back on defense, she bumped into Vivians by accident.

They were not disappointed as both sides traded blows in a thrilling game that saw Indiana claw their way up only to suffer their fifth loss and move to 0-5 this season. The No. 1 draft pick scored the last two of her 21 points in the free throw line to bring Indiana within an 83-84 score line with 11 seconds left on the clock. After Seattle turned the ball over, Fever coach Christie Sides drew up a play for her star rookie to lead them to victory. However, Clark failed to catch the ball properly as it went loose and into a jump-ball situation with 4.7 seconds left.

Since leaving the LA Sparks to concentrate on personal development, she recently announced that she will be stepping away from the WNBA for the time being. On Saturday, Liz Cambage appeared content and jolly as she commemorated her 31st birthday. In an exotic location, the 6 ft 8 basketballer showed off her magnificent figure in a G-string bikini.

After leaving the Los Angeles Sparks, Liz Cambage revealed that she would be stepping away from the WNBA'for the time being.' Cambage's dramatic midseason departure from the Sparks came weeks after the team decided to a 'contract divorce' with the WNBA's self-proclaimed 'black sheep' following her on-court tantrum. This is the first time the 30-year-old has spoken out about her split, and she has since apologizing for her abrupt departure from the game to rely on personal development after confirming past rumors. Cambage wrote on Instagram, "Playing for the Sparks was a dream come true, and I'm honored to have shared the court with such amazing women for as long as we did." I'm sorry for the abrupt departure and I wish it had ended on a different note. For the time being, I've decided to drop out of the league, and I'm hoping the WNBA will do their part in creating safer environments and a better support system for their players.'