A WNBA superstar inexplicably pump-faked on a free throw, then lashed out after being slapped with a violation

• WNBA superstar Arike Ogunbowale inexplicably pump-faked a free-throw with the game on the line.
• Refs whistled the Dallas Wings guard with a delay-of-game violation, and she lashed out in frustration.

A bizarre sequence in the final moments of a close WNBA game left one superstar kicking the scorer's table and smashing a screen out of frustration.

With less than a second remaining on the clock and just two points separating the Dallas Wings and the Los Angeles Sparks, Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale — who was 17 for her last 17 from the charity stripe heading to the line — set up for a pair of free-throws to tie the game. In uncharacteristic fashion, the clutch sharpshooter's first attempt bounced off the back of the iron and ricocheted away from the basket.

Then, inexplicably, she pump-faked her second free-throw. The game officials promptly slapped Ogunbowale with a delay-of-game violation and awarded the ball to the Sparks, all but ending Dallas' chances of mounting a last-second comeback.

An understandably frustrated Ogunbowale walked towards the sideline and past Wings head coach Vickie Johnson before pulling her leg back and smashing the scorer's table. The blue screen flickered and flashed to black as what appeared to be a power strip clattered to the hardwood.

The referees charged Ogunbowale with a technical foul. One inbounds pass later, the Los Angeles walked away with the home-court victory.

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After the game, Johnson lamented her team's lack of defensive urgency and struggles to convert at the charity stripe but stopped short of commenting on Ogunbowale's outburst. Had players treated pre-game shootaround more seriously and made it "game-like," she said, it may have been enough to power Dallas to victory.

"Those two free-throws could be winning or losing the game," Johnson said in her postgame press conference. "It's not an opportunity for you guys to talk and fellowship and all that stuff. It's an opportunity for you to sit down and focus and make your free-throws."

"And we didn't do that tonight," she added. "Not just Arike [Ogunbowale] — we didn't do that as a team."

The WNBA league office declined to comment on whether Ogunbowale would face further discipline, like a fine ,for her actions. The Wings will play their next game Friday, traveling to Seattle to take on the Storm.