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DHJ Quick Take: Arike Ogunbowale Keeps the Wings' Focus Day by Day Even with the Dallas Wings off to their best start since 2016, Arike Ogunbowale is preaching a day-by-day approach ahead of Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks. The Mindset: Ogunbowale frames the season as a...

DHJ Quick Take: Odyssey Sims Says the Streaking Wings Should Stick to the Formula Veteran guard Odyssey Sims says the Dallas Wings (6-3) don't need to change anything as their three-game winning streak heads to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday. The Message: Sims says the Wings are at their...

DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard Leads Short-Handed Wings Into Sparks Frontcourt Test Reigning Western Conference Player of the Week Jessica Shepard says defense will decide Friday's game as the short-handed Dallas Wings visit the Los Angeles Sparks. She carries a heavier interior load with two bigs sidelined. Why does it...

DHJ Quick Take: Azzi Fudd Could Face Mentor Kelsey Plum in Wings-Sparks Matchup Rookie guard Azzi Fudd could match up Friday with Kelsey Plum, a longtime mentor whose skills camp she twice attended, as the Dallas Wings visit the Los Angeles Sparks. Plum is expected back from an ankle injury...

DHJ Quick Take: Paige Bueckers Returns to Los Angeles for Wings-Sparks Rematch Paige Bueckers heads back to Crypto.com Arena, where she set the WNBA single-game rookie scoring record last August, leading the Dallas Wings into a Friday rematch with the Los Angeles Sparks. She enters as Dallas' scoring focal point...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Bring the WNBA's Best Offense to a Reeling Sparks Defense The Dallas Wings (6-3) carry a three-game winning streak and the WNBA's most efficient offense into Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks (4-5), who rank last in the league in defensive rating. Strength...

DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard Pulls Off Historic Week Jessica Shepard turned a record-setting performance into the first Player of the Week honor of her career and has become the engine of a surging Dallas Wings team. Through June 3, she is the only player in the WNBA averaging at...

DHJ Quick Take: Could the Mavericks Trade P.J. Washington to the Thunder? A cap-strapped Oklahoma City offseason has prompted speculation about whether Dallas could move P.J. Washington there, though the framework faces real obstacles on both salary and asset value. Why would the Thunder consider it? Oklahoma City needs to...

DHJ Quick Take: Ballmer's Stance On Leonard Owner Resistance: Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is reportedly hesitant to trade Kawhi Leonard this offseason despite mounting pressure and widespread industry belief that the franchise needs a full rebuild. Insider Consensus vs. Fandom: NBA insiders widely believe the Clippers should move...

DHJ Quick Take: Li Yueru Added to Wings' Injury Report as Sparks Loom The Dallas Wings listed center Li Yueru as questionable with a left ankle injury for Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks, while forward Awak Kuier remains out with a right wrist injury. Both were...