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Chiney Ogwumike (Photos via ESPN)
The NBA season is over, but that hardly means Chiney Ogumikwe shouldn’t go viral.

The former WNBA star, now an analyst at ESPN, has been trending ahead of the weekend, with someone basically making an ad showing her in her tightest dresses and showing off her curves.

Check it out right below:

The clip has generated plenty of buzz; some of the best comments are shown below:

“Naija ynash for the win. She can post me up all day,” one reads.

“y’all like 2years late to the party 😂😂😂😂,” another states.

“That was never there. That was recently added,” a user claimed.

Of course, the popular “Would” meme popped up in the comments, too.

“it’s fat but it’s old news…. i ain’t mad at a refresher tho,” someone wrote.

“I challenge Chiney Ogwumike to play me in a 1v1. 👀😭,” someone else shared in a public invite.

“That mf just waiting to be touched  mane,” someone declared.

“She knows how to command attention,” said another.

“She just now going viral I’ve been peeping 😮‍💨,” a fan confessed.

Who Is Chiney Ogwumike?

ESPN Under Pressure To Dismiss WNBA Analyst Chiney OgwumikeChiney Ogwumike (Photo Via Instagram/@chiney)
Chiney Ogwumike attended Stanford University from 2010 to 2014, leading the women’s basketball program to three appearances in the Final Four. A three-time WBCA All-American and two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year, she was the first-overall pick in 2014.

The 33-year-old was named WNBA Rookie of the Year and was selected as an All-Star in her first year with the Connecticut Sun.

Chiney reunited with her sister, Nneka Ogwumike, after joining the Los Angeles Sparks in 2019. She remained with the team until 2023, playing a key role while balancing her media career, as she was hired by ESPN in 2018.

While she didn’t officially announce her retirement, she did not play in 2024.

Chiney Ogwumike, who was born in Texas to Nigerian parents, became the first black woman and first WNBA player to host a national radio show when she launched ‘Chiney & Golic Jr.’ in 2020.

She’s a regular contributor on ‘NBA Today,’ ‘WNBA COuntdown,’ and other ESPN programs.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.