{"id":829199,"date":"2025-04-28T18:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=829199"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:08:34","slug":"new-nickname-alert-paige-bueckers-and-arike-ogunbowale-deemed-parike-by-wings-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wslam\/2025-wnba-season\/wnba-training-camp\/new-nickname-alert-paige-bueckers-and-arike-ogunbowale-deemed-parike-by-wings-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nickname Alert: Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale Deemed &#8220;Parike&#8221; by Wings Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The W season is officially underway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With training camp having just started, Wings fans have already been preparing for what looks to be one of the most exciting seasons they\u2019ve had in some time, especially with the backcourt of Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo has a new nickname by Wings fans: Parike. With excitement surrounding likely their new backcourt featuring the No.1 draft pick and their leading point in Ogunbowale, journalist Dorothy J. Gentry got their thoughts on the new nickname:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool, obviously Arike\u2019s established herself,&#8221; says Bueckers. &#8220;To be on the same team as her and share the floor with her, it\u2019s a great blessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Added Arike: \u201cI\u2019m so glad that Dallas was able to get her. She\u2019s an amazing player and she&#8217;s already really mature, so she\u2019s gonna come in and make a big impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arike and Paige on their nickname from fans- \u201cParike\u201d <br><br>\u201cThat\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s cute. It\u2019s cute.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBATwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBATwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wYYGrQ4vKd\">pic.twitter.com\/wYYGrQ4vKd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dorothy J. Gentry (@DorothyJGentry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DorothyJGentry\/status\/1916590435427901826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As camp continues, fans will look to see just how their backcourt\u2014which includes a dynamic scorer in PB and one of the most clutch shotmakers in Arike\u2014builds chemistry and, alongside the entire team, helps re-define Wings basketball in this new era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expectations are high, but with new additions and a new head coach in <strong>Chris Koclanes<\/strong> leading the helm, the future is looking bright. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The W season is officially underway.&nbsp; With training camp having just started, Wings fans have already been preparing for what looks to be one of the most exciting seasons they\u2019ve had in some time, especially with the backcourt of Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale.\u00a0 The duo has a new nickname by Wings fans: Parike. 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