{"id":757364,"date":"2022-08-24T11:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T15:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=757364"},"modified":"2023-01-05T01:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:36:07","slug":"dallas-upgrades-arike-ogunbowale-to-a-game-time-decisionfor-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/dallas-upgrades-arike-ogunbowale-to-a-game-time-decisionfor-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Upgrades Arike Ogunbowale to a Game-Time Decision for Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>EDITOR&#8217;s Note: Arike Ogunbowale has been upgraded to being a game-time decision, per Coach Vickie Johnson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talked to Vickie Johnson, and she said Arike is a game time decision.<\/p>\u2014 Maggie Hendricks (@maggiehendricks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maggiehendricks\/status\/1562479314582798337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Arike+Ogunbowale\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Arike+Ogunbowale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arike Ogunbowale<\/a> has been upgraded to probable ahead of the series-clinching Game 3 between the Sun and Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p langformer=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prior to Wednesday, August 24th vs. Connecticut: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S0F9Btx22Q\">pic.twitter.com\/S0F9Btx22Q<\/a><\/p>\u2014 X &#8211; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1562198667859472389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas initially ruled out the All-Star guard after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/arike-ogunbowale-undergoes-season-ending-abdominal-surgery\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/arike-ogunbowale-undergoes-season-ending-abdominal-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she underwent the iliac crest core muscle avulsion repair surgery<\/a> on Aug. 9. Ogunbowale suffered the injury on Aug. 6 against the Indiana Fever while playing defense in the fourth quarter. When Ogunbowale went under the knife, she was told her timetable for recovery was at least three weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They said, hey, if you get it now, there&#8217;s a possibility that you can play in three weeks,&#8221; Coach Vickie Johnson said on Aug. 10. &#8220;And she was like, &#8220;Alright, well, let&#8217;s do it.&#8221; Within an hour, made a decision, had the surgery.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Ogunbowale was a full participant in a practice session that allowed the media to watch. The former champ ran through plays and took free throws with her teammates. She also participated in practice drills before Game 2 against the Sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wings have been able to successfully work a &#8220;next man up&#8221; mentality when Ogunbowale missed games. They beat the Aces and Sky in back-to-back regular-season games and won Game 2 without the 2021 All-Star Game MVP to tie up their first-round series against the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s Game 3 will be hosting the first home playoff game at College Park Center in Wings history. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR&#8217;s Note: Arike Ogunbowale has been upgraded to being a game-time decision, per Coach Vickie Johnson. Talked to Vickie Johnson, and she said Arike is a game time decision. \u2014 Maggie Hendricks (@maggiehendricks) August 24, 2022 Arike Ogunbowale has been upgraded to probable ahead of the series-clinching Game 3 between the Sun and Wings. 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