Arike Ogunbowale scored 34 points -- all in the second half -- and Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had memorable All-Star debuts in Team WNBA's win.
Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford CourantJosh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University. You can follow him via Twitter @joshweinfuss.summoned her inner Yogi Berra after Team WNBA upset Team USA at the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night.
Now both stars -- who have been under such a spotlight for over a year and have been playing nonstop since November -- finally get a bit of a breather before their two WNBA teams -- ranked seventh and eighth in the standings -- duke it out for coveted playoffs spots.
"As a scorer, when you see a couple go down like that, you just have all the confidence in the world," Ogunbowale's teammate, Caitlin Clark, said."The basket looks really big. So, I know exactly how she felt. She was just in the zone." --The expressions on the faces of the U.S. national team said it all.
"We didn't come out and really compete to say we have a certain identity we're trying to play to," Reeve said."I've got to figure that out. I've got to help them get there.", who is working her way back from a foot injury that sidelined her most of the regular season, played just 10 minutes.seemed relieved that the craziness of the All-Star Game and weekend is now behind them. No distractions, no fanfare anymore.
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