Nneka Ogwumike
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Sep 11, 2026
Sarah SpainHOST
Now, Bird isn't the first big name in the women's sports world to enter this realm.
Sarah SpainHOST
A few months ago, Kalshi announced that Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Diana Taurasi, and Gabriela Jaquez were among a new group of athletes to partner with the company.
Sarah SpainHOST
And Kalshi has even rolled out partnerships with entire franchises like the MLB's Red Sox and Dodgers, and even leagues like the NHL, who has partnerships with both Kalshi and Polymarket.
Sarah SpainHOST
Now in a sports sense, these partnerships with individuals and orgs who have inside information and the power to impact outcomes are just as shocking as similar deals that leagues and networks have made with traditional sports betting companies.
Alexa PhilippouGUEST
Yeah.
Alexa PhilippouGUEST
Is, is, is, is like could a commissioner then be hired and then like, you know, Nneka Ogwumike, I'm just making this up, this is not true-
Seerat SohiHOST
Sure
Alexa PhilippouGUEST
... like Nneka Ogwumike is hired as like a deputy blah, blah, blah.
Alexa PhilippouGUEST
Like that's something I'm curious if they could potentially go that route too.
Seerat SohiHOST
That would be interesting.
Katie NolanHOST
Some of them are new, but they love the product.
Katie NolanHOST
It's just different, and we need to make sure that whoever the next commissioner is, and while I'd love it to be Nneka Ogwumike, the odds of it being a former player like that, pretty low, although I have heard people talking about Swin Cash.
Katie NolanHOST
And I think that would be a pretty cool call.
Katie NolanHOST
But it's pretty rare that that would be the case.
Ari ChambersHOST
And that brings me to the two, right? Two names that we should be able to look out for for commissioner.
Ari ChambersHOST
Now, I see a lot of people saying Nneka Ogwumike.
Ari ChambersHOST
I think that Nneka could be a great president for the PA, but as it stands now or and it stands now, I think give her room to retire and enjoy her retirement.
Ari ChambersHOST
Being a commissioner is not It's just very difficult when it comes to player relations.
Seerat SohiHOST
Like, they're kinda going with this youth, youth movement right now, and then they didn't have Oluchi.
Seerat SohiHOST
You know, Nneka, Chiney both wanted to play for Nigeria but weren't able to.
Seerat SohiHOST
They were never qual- uh, eligible.
Seerat SohiHOST
But now I think this team is gonna be able to pull from Nigerian Americans-
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Jackie PowellGUEST
But the, a lot of the complaints about Cathy Engelbert has been, you know, forming relationships with players and having better ones with players.
Seerat SohiHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jackie PowellGUEST
And so everyone's talking about, "Oh my gosh, maybe Nneka Ogwumike should be commissioner.
Jackie PowellGUEST
Oh, Swin Cash should be commissioner." Well, I don't know if those two former players have enough business experience-
Cari ChampionHOST
We ready.
Cari ChampionHOST
[upbeat music] Nneka Ogwumike, thank you for joining Flagrant & Funny.
Cari ChampionHOST
I feel like there are sandy beaches in your future-
Nneka OgwumikeGUEST
[laughs]
KCHOST
Maybe she was instrumental in getting Caitlin Clark's shoe delayed by 12, 18 months, whatever it was, so A'ja Wilson could feel extra special.
KCHOST
Nneka Ogwumike, she is still playing pretend basketball, and she was instrumental in getting WNBA players multimillion dollar contracts.
KCHOST
Jess Smith, current president of the Golden State Vikings.
KCHOST
Are you noticing a trend here? Most of these candidates have emotional ties to WNBA players.
KCHOST
Cathy Engelbert lost respect, and once respect is lost, damn near impossible to get it back.
KCHOST
Most of the candidates on this list, they are way too close emotionally.
KCHOST
Supposedly, this is Nneka Ogwumike's job to lose.
KCHOST
What does she know about running a business, or in this case, a charity that is trying to transition into a business.
Cardo Dudley Jr.HOST
You see what I'm saying? So, uh, the next commissioner, who knows? There's a lot of worthy candidates.
Cardo Dudley Jr.HOST
Honestly, man, I've always been impressed with Nneka Ogwumike.
Cardo Dudley Jr.HOST
I know she, she retiring.
Cardo Dudley Jr.HOST
I would love to see her move up in that seat if she want to.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Still the league and player salaries have grown like crazy during her seven plus year tenure.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Tony, for a few years I've sorta loudly projected that I think Nneka Ogwumike, who just retired, and is brilliant should be the next commissioner, and that's a, a bad thing to do to a friend to suggest that she should be next in this job.
Tony KornheiserHOST
It's an impossible job.
Tony KornheiserHOST
And you know, th- the league needs Nneka Ogwumike more than she needs that headache.
Tony KornheiserHOST
But maybe one day she will be commissioner, but they need somebody who's willing to be disliked sadly by both sides for a while, while they pull this thing together.
Tony KornheiserHOST
Tough tough gig.
Cari ChampionHOST
I wonder if any of the candidates we thought would be...
Cari ChampionHOST
He wanted someone who had a business acumen, makes perfect sense, and, and, and shout out to Nneka for saying, Nneka Ogwumike, when she was on the show, she was like, "I don't know if I'm qualified." I was like, that's such a humble thing.
Cari ChampionHOST
A man would take that job in a second.
Cari ChampionHOST
Oh boy would be like,-
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Cari ChampionHOST
Yeah.
Jemele HillHOST
That includes us, so no pod on Monday.
Jemele HillHOST
And Wednesday is when you will hear that interview that we have with Nneka Ogwumike, who is playing in her last game later this month.
Jemele HillHOST
Um-
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