Sparks Legend Announces WNBA Retirement After 18 Seasons
For so long, that strength meant finding a way to keep pushing. Now, it means recognizing when you feel complete. I find myself grateful, fulfilled, and at peace with everything this game has given me and everything I've poured into it," she said of her retirement.Read More on SportsOgwumike began her career with the Sparks in 2012 and, after winning Rookie of the Year, eventually became an all-time great.
- ▪For so long, that strength meant finding a way to keep pushing.
- ▪Now, it means recognizing when you feel complete.
- ▪I find myself grateful, fulfilled, and at peace with everything this game has given me and everything I've poured into it," she said of her retirement.Read More on SportsOgwumike began her career with the Sparks in 2012 and, after winning R
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By Matthew CoudenContributing Writer0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.After 18 seasons playing in the WNBA and many achievements, Los Angeles Sparks legend Nneka Ogwumike announced she is officially ending her career after this season.Ogwumike, 36, announced the news on Wednesday during a conversation with Taylor Rooks on "Boardroom Talks." Ogwumike, also the President of the Women's National Basketball Association, told Rooks she felt "very fulfilled" with her career and was "proud" to announce her retirement."I've learned there's power in knowing when to walk away. For so long, that strength meant finding a way to keep pushing.
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