{"id":146132,"date":"2024-08-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/wnba\/2024\/8\/29\/24231158\/wnba-interview-arike-ogunbowale-raid-dallas-wing-career-year-satou-sabally"},"modified":"2024-08-29T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:00:00","slug":"arike-ogunbowale-is-ready-to-stomp-out-the-rest-of-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/arike-ogunbowale-is-ready-to-stomp-out-the-rest-of-the-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"Arike Ogunbowale is ready to stomp out the rest of the WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arike Ogunbowale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arike Ogunbowale had a lot to say about her love for sneakers, how she got ready for a career year and how Raid fits into her 2024 season. <\/p>\n

Individually, Arike Ogunbowale is having a stellar 2024 season. She’s averaging 22.3 points, 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, all career highs for the Dallas Wings guard. With the season’s final stretch approaching and Satou Sabally back, the Wings are in prime position to fight for a playoff spot and make some noise this postseason. <\/p>\n

Swish Appeal <\/em>interviewed Ogunbowale to discuss how she’s prepared for this career year, what her team has to do to find success, and why partnering with Raid made sense for her. <\/p>\n

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Regarding her career numbers, Ogunbowale made it clear her time in the gym is a key factor in her success. <\/p>\n

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I get after it, in the weight room, always offseasons are definitely tough, but I think the biggest thing is how I work out. I never shoot any shots without a hand in my face. Even if I\u2019m just doing spot shooting, there\u2019s always somebody there cause I know the type of defenses I see, so I try to practice how I play. So any drill I\u2019m doing whether it\u2019s a little sweep through to the elbow, there\u2019s always going to be a defender there. Credit to the people I workout with and it\u2019s always guys. The guys I workout with they dedicate their time every day to working out with me and making me better and holding defense like I would see in a game. Trapping me, doubling me so, definitely the training that I do I practice how I play.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That kind of play and intensity certainly came out during her All-Star Game performance<\/a>. She scored 34 points, breaking the record for most points in an All-Star game, and led the WNBA<\/a> All-Stars to victory, defeating Team USA in this exhibition matchup. <\/p>\n

She was named the MVP of the game and discussed what being in that kind of zone feels like. <\/p>\n

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Once a player gets like that, and it really could happen to any WNBA player, the elite players, once they get like that, there\u2019s really no stopping them. Unless you\u2019re about to send every player at them, they’re going to find a way to score cause they\u2019re just hot. A player gets hot like that it\u2019s tough to stop. Cause they don\u2019t see anything but the basket. It doesn\u2019t matter what you do on defense. They don\u2019t see anything but the basket. I think that\u2019s kinda how I felt; I was just in the zone. Everything was getting knocked down and I had great players around me, that were finding me, setting good screens, they knew I was hot and they wanted to feed me so I appreciate that. It was fun, and I was definitely in the zone. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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High Level MVP Buckets <\/p>\n

34 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST for Arike Ogunbowale<\/p>\n

2024 @ATT<\/a> #WNBAAllStar<\/a> | #WelcometotheW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MQbiC4r4UX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) July 21, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n