Chiney Ogwumike refuses to let injuries or an endless workday derail her career. Families with small children, couples enjoying their twilight years while hand-writing WNBA box scores, troops of Girl Scouts and inebriated stumble-ins from the attached casino — everyone inside the Mohegan Sun Arena is letting the referee know that they don’t appreciate seeing Chiney Ogwumike relegated to the bench with two early fouls. But no one is more vocal than the Connecticut Sun star forward herself. She even grabs the official’s elbow to plead her hapless case. It’s a move that would likely earn an ejection in the NBA, but in this arena, no one seems to flinch. Ogwumike is one of the faces of the WNBA, more league ambassador than agitator. And in her second game back since missing all of last season, Ogwumike knows that her team needs her on the court. | 
