2024-07-21 12:25:02
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After a historic night on Saturday, Arike Ogunbowale has won the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game MVP.
The Dallas Wings guard had 34 points, six assists and three rebounds for Team USA, setting the record for the most points ever in the event. Ogunbowale hit eight of her 13 three-point attempts on the way to the record-setting outing.
What makes Ogunbowale’s 34-point outing even more impressive is that all of her points came in the second half. She posted a scoreless first half but went on a heater after the break to claim the trophy.
Ogunbowale has now won the All-Star Game MVP twice, with her first time winning it coming in just her third season in the league in 2021.
She’ll now look to use the strong showing in the All-Star Game to propel her to a strong finish to the rest of the season. She’s putting up career numbers this season, averaging 22.3 points, 5.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Unfortunately for the Wings, Ogunbowale’s outstanding season hasn’t translated to the rest of the team as Dallas currently sits in last place in the WNBA standings at 6-19.
The Wings have had some bad injury luck this year with Satou Sabally out until after the Olympics with a shoulder injury and Natasha Howard missing 12 games early on this season with a foot injury. Maddy Siegrist recently broke her finger, meaning she will also miss time.
While a playoff run seems unlikely, the Wings will look to finish the year on a positive note and avoid any more injuries.
