This is NOT a drill—the WNBA is getting its first scripted TV series! 😱
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Two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike is teaming up with "GLOW" creators Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive to produce a comedy series titled "The W", which will air on Peacock. LFG. 🔥
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The show will be centred around the a hot-shot rookie WNBA player and her inexperienced agent navigating the wild ups and downs of the world of women’s professional basketball. Obsessed. 💅
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The show is loosely inspired by Ogwumike and her longtime business partner and agent, Allison Galer. The two had an unconventional path after Ogwumike, who was the first pick in the 2014, chose the 24-year-old as her rep. The show will focus on the “glamour and grind” of women’s sports. Heck Ya! 💪
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Ogwumike was drafted by the Connecticut Sun before being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in 2019. In 2018, she signed a deal with ESPN and in 2020, became the first Black woman to host a national radio show for the Disney-owned sports netw...