Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbawale hit the game-winning, step back three-point shot with three seconds left in the game to win 79-76 and spoil Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut at College Park Center in Arlington Friday night.
Clark, the 2024 no. 1 pick in the WNBA draft and leading scorer in NCAA basketball history, led the Indiana Fever in points with 21, but it was not enough to defeat Ogunbawale, who scored 19, and forward Jaelyn Brown, who led the Wings in scoring with 21.
Clark scored 16 in the first half, but was held in check in the second in what was quite possibly the most highly-anticipated WNBA preseason exhibition game in its 28-year history.
The Wings will be back in action next Wednesday at home against the Chicago Sky.
With Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others making the leap to the pros, the WNBA landscape looks a bit different this season. Will the super-teams still rule over the league or will the newcomers have an immediate impact?
Matt Harmon is back from vacation and feeling refreshed. In his return to the pod, he asks which players need a fantasy refresh in 2024. Andy Behrens joins Harmon on the pod as they try to identify 10 candidates that need a fantasy reputation reboot this upcoming season.
When Hayes arrives this week, although she'll have plenty of familiarizing to do, her core — the players, the most important part of any national team — will largely already be in place.
Carolina Panthers kicker Eddy Pineiro did not report for OTAs on Monday as he seeks a new contract to put him among the league's highest-paid at the position.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice reported for the team's organized team activities amid his involvement in a multi-car crash and alleged nightclub assault during the offseason.