Watch: Arike Ogunbowale signs autograph after being ejected from game
Tuesday’s game between the Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream was historic for the wrong reasons. A WNBA record 10 technical fouls were called between both teams. Two of those were attributed to former Notre Dame star arike ogunbowale as she sat on the bench, meaning she was ejected with 1:42 left in the Wings’ 85-73 victory. With the Wings’ win assured thanks in part to her 21 points, Ogunbowale decided she would make a spectacle as she headed back to the locker room:
Arike hyped up the crowd and signed an autograph after getting ejected 😅 pic.twitter.com/YRJnzMvX2w
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 21, 2023
When asked to comment on the technicals, Ogunbowale said this:
Arike Ogunbowale shared her thoughts after being ejected from the Dream-Wings game that saw a WNBA record of 10 technical fouls 👀 pic.twitter.com/7V9FITjHuJ
— ESPN (@espn) June 21, 2023
She also took to Twitter for some more unfiltered thoughts, sort of:
I wish I could say more but I ain’t tryna lose no mo money 🤭😂 great win tho‼️ https://t.co/iYY4hPQHPb
— Arike Ogunbowale (@Arike_O) June 21, 2023
But she also probably was still on a high from this ankle-breaking move she executed during the game:
Arike Ogunbowale taking ankles 😳🔥 @DallasWings pic.twitter.com/3dYWkCWP2N
— espnW (@espnW) June 21, 2023
Ogunbowale, who scored a career-high 41 points as the Wings lost their previous game to Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm, is well on her way to another All-Star selection. If the season ended today, she would have career highs of 23.3 points and 4.2 assists a game. There’s no reason to think she’ll drop off. As we just saw, she’ll bring attitude and a little creativity with her, too.
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