Sparks End Six-Game Skid Beating Sun 77-68 in LA
The Los Angeles Sparks snapped a six-game skid with a 77-68 win over the Connecticut Sun, led by Rae Burrell’s 20 points and Nneka Ogwumike’s 11 points and 11 rebounds as they suffocated the Sun with solid defense. Dearica Hamby was ejected in the fourth and the Sparks held the Sun well below their scoring average, with a late Sun rally unable to fully close the gap.
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About Nneka Ogwumike
Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike is an American former professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Sparks first overall in the 2012 WNBA draft and signed an endorsement deal with Nike soon after. Ogwumike spent her first 12 seasons with the Sparks and was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. Ogwumike is considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all-time.
Everything about Nneka Ogwumike →- Occupation
- basketball player, actor
- Citizenship
- United States, Nigeria
- Born
- July 2, 1990