In family and basketball, sister protects sister.
When a man rushed at the Los Angeles Sparks Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike after a postgame interview Sunday, Chiney jumped in front of her older sibling to fend off the intruder.
The Sparks had just routed Seattle in a WNBA playoff game at L.A.s Staples Center, but the buoyant atmosphere turned scary:
Scary moment at the end of the Sparks game as a fan ran onto the court towards Chiney & Nneka Ogwumike with something in his hand. #WNBA pic.twitter.com/Qvw5c5xIye
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Blake DuDonis (@BlakeDuDonis) September 15, 2019
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw, Oh, shoot, like whats going on here? And some dude was coming at us, Chiney told the Southern California News Group . And so I just jumped in, because Im expendable she is not! We need her. Middle sister gotta always take one for the team.
The younger siblings actions deterred the dude just enough before security tackled him.
Security tackles fan at WNBA game!
The fan ran on the court and was trying to get to Chiney & Nneka Ogwumike.
@shaerollae pic.twitter.com/w633uPLhqe
Security tackles fan at WNBA game!
Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) September 15, 2019
The fan ran on the court and was trying to get to Chiney & Nneka Ogwumike.
@shaerollae pic.twitter.com/w633uPLhqe
ESPN reported that the fan, who was approached by security earlier for doing pushups on the court, appeared to have something in his hand.
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The sisters helped the Sparks defeat the Seattle Storm, 92-69 to advance to the semifinals against the Connecticut Sun. Nneka, the 2016 WNBA MVP, had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Chiney contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds.
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I think he was just a very enthusiastic fan who maybe got caught up in the moment, Nneka told reporters, in the clip below. But we have the security in place to manage those situations.
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And fortunately for the star player, she had her sister as well.
Nneka Ogwumike reacts to a fan (who was seated courtside all game) storming the court and getting extremely close to her after her post game interview on ESPN. #Winsidr #LASparks pic.twitter.com/fFS8cyREw3
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John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) September 15, 2019
The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and a Sparks team spokesperson referred questions to Staples Center and its ownership.
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