The Dallas Wings announced the signing of Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship contract on Thursday, and she'll be immediately eligible to play against the Seattle Storm on Friday.

Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested for allegedly throwing an object at the Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty game on Aug. 5, New York police told The Associated Press. The object hit a 12-year-old girl, and Burgess was charged with two counts of assault.

The Dallas Wings have signed forward Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship contract, the team announced on Thursday. Okonkwo, a 6’2 forward, is a two-time FIBA AfroBasket MVP and a longtime Nigerian women’s basketball team star, joins a shorthanded Wings team that has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist has established herself as a core foundational piece for the organization as they go through a rebuild. Siegrist was the No.3 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft and has dealt with an anterolateral tibial plateau fracture in her right knee that kept her out of the lineup for nearly two months this season.

With 2 1/2 weeks left in the WNBA’s regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record.

A man who allegedly threw a sex toy toward the court that struck a 12-year-old girl in the leg at Barclays Center in Brooklyn during an Aug. 5 WNBA game between the New York Liberty and Dallas Wings was arrested Wednesday.

The Dallas Wings visit the LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena as LA fights to stay alive in the WNBA playoff chase, sitting one game back of Seattle.

It’s been a difficult season for the Dallas Wings, who hold the WNBA’s third-worst record at 9-26 and have dealt with a myriad of injuries.