WNBA: Chiney Ogwumike appears on ‘Cold as Balls’ with Kevin Hart

Chiney Ogwumike recently took some time away from her big-time job on NBA Today to sit down with Kevin Hart on LOL Network’s “Cold as Balls.” In the episode, which was released on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET and can be seen here, she has some great comedic chemistry with Hart, who knows her well, leading to a fun and hilarious 14 minutes.

Ogwumike talks about growing up in the Houston area and starting her athletic career in gymnastics. She says that when she started playing basketball she was nine and her sister, former WNBA MVP Nneka, was 10 or 11. She was always afraid to not be good at something, so she initially hid in the bathroom during practices and learned whatever Nneka was taught back at home later on. She said she never worried about trying to be better than Nneka and that the two always worked together to improve.

Ogwumike talks about what the journey to becoming one of the faces of NBA coverage has been like and Hart compliments her on how good of a job she does as an analyst. She has always been proud about paving the path for female athletes to excel in their sport and in broadcast journalism at the same time.

To Ogwumike, she and Nneka are a package deal. She wants to win a WNBA championship and…