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Chiney Okgwumike on the WNBA’s Opening Weeks: Azzi & Paige, Biggest Surprises, and More
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May 29, 202649:31
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This week Sue welcomes ESPN’s Chiney Ogwumike to the show! Sue and Chiney discuss their shared experience of becoming media members of the same league that they were once stars in, and what it’s like balancing their relationships around the W while covering the league. They also bounce around some of the notable storylines of the first month of the WNBA season, including Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings, the struggling New York Liberty, and the impact of expansion teams.And on “Sue’s View”, Sue dives deeper into the Liberty and on the contrary, the dominance of the Atlanta Dream.
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