The news hit fast. Nneka Ogwumike announced this will be her final season. Satu Sabally is out of the FIBA World Cup. Azzi Fudd is done for the year. And Roberta came through with exclusive interviews straight from the Storm locker room.

Erica and Roberta break down one of the most emotional and news-heavy episodes in Tempestade Talk history.

What we cover:

• 0:00 — Breaking: Nneka Is Retiring, Satu Out, Azzi Done for the Season
• 5:56 — What Nneka Ogwumike Meant to Seattle — and What's Next for Her
• 10:34 — The One Thing Nneka Never Got (And Should Have)
• 13:36 — Is Nneka the Most Disrespected MVP in WNBA History?
• 18:27 — How Nneka Built the League Players Play In Today
• 26:20 — The Other Retirement That Gutted Us
• 48:37 — France Still Hasn't Named Their Roster — And Dom Is on the Bubble
• 52:04 — 🎙️ EXCLUSIVE: Dom Speaks on Representing France at the World Cup
• 1:01:39 — BRM Exclusive: Roberta Got the Interview
• 1:21:00 — Dom, Ezi & Awa All on the Court — 90 Seconds That Changed Everything
• 1:30:23 — Nneka Said She's Retiring and We Are NOT Okay
• 1:46:56 — Nneka as WNBA Commissioner? Here's Why That's Not Happening
• 1:51:02 — Nneka Already Knows What She's Doing Next
• 2:10:58 — More BRM Exclusives Coming — Dom, Awa & Jade Interviews Dropping Soon

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26 points. 10 rebounds. 3 blocks. Dom was dominant and the Storm finally snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over Chicago. Natisha Hiedeman went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line and Zia Cooke hit the dagger three to seal it.

Erica and Roberta break down what this win actually showed us about Seattle's young core and what to build on with six games left in the season.

0:00 - Intro: Storm Beat Chicago — But What Does It Actually Mean?
2:16 - Eliminated From Playoffs. So What Are We Playing For?
5:40 - Awa Fam's Minutes Are Down — And We Need to Talk About It
9:05 - Sonia Knew They Were Going to Win Before Tip-Off
25:57 - Did Awa Fam Hit a Rookie Wall?
49:10 - Did the Storm Ruin Awa's Rookie of the Year Case?
1:06:04 - Trade Ezi for a Point Guard? Here's the Case.
1:16:08 - World Cup Rest Decisions: What the Storm Should Do
1:26:07 - Dom Is Already a Top 5 Front Court Player. At 20.
1:27:50 - Super Hot Take to Close Us Out

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⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala
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NOTE: This episode was recorded LIVE on July 17th

Three-game losing streak. Close games. Same late-game breakdowns. Storm faithful know this feeling — and Erica and Roberta aren't sugarcoating it.

On this episode of Tempestade Talk, the crew breaks down back-to-back losses to the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky, pulls the tape on the fourth-quarter collapse patterns, and asks the hard question: is this a young team learning, or is there something deeper going wrong?

What we get into:

• 0:00 — "Uh-Oh, Here We Go Again?" — Storm on a 3-Game Skid
• 1:25 — Game Recap: What Went Wrong vs. Washington & Chicago
• 7:36 — The Lead Tracker Doesn't Lie — Storm Never Had Control
• 10:13 — Sonia, Flau'jae & Awa Speak After the Loss
• 10:31 — A Three-Game Losing Streak. We've Seen This Before.
• 13:39 — Is Flau'jae the Leader of This Team Now?
• 16:30 — Sonia's "Next Play" Mentality — Is It Working?
• 17:54 — Free Throws, Turnovers & the Late-Game Collapse Pattern
• 45:41 — Fourth Quarter: Jeff & Optimus Prime Take the Wheel
• 1:00:49 — The Skylar Diggins Accountability Conversation
• 1:04:42 — Will the Storm Trade Ezi Before the Deadline?
• 1:06:40 — That Chicago Defense Was ROUGH (And We Said It)
• 1:26:03 — Rekia Talked to Dom After the Game — She Wants to Be a Storm
• 1:27:40 — BRM Is Going to All-Star Weekend 🌩️
• 1:38:22 — "If Flau'jae Ain't Got a Problem, I Ain't Got a Problem Either"

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Dom is an All-Star. Full stop. 🌩️

We celebrate Dominique Malonga's first All-Star selection — the third-youngest in WNBA history at just 20 years old — then break down what the Storm showed in Monday's 82-64 win over the Sparks and what it'll take to extend Atlanta's five-game skid tonight.

0:00 - Dom Is OFFICIALLY a WNBA All-Star 🌩️
3:35 - Did Anyone Actually Doubt This Was Happening?
8:23 - Dom Stared Down Angel Reese After the Block — She's Different Now
11:39 - Third Youngest All-Star in League History. Let That Sink In.
14:38 - Who Do You Want to See Dom Play With at All-Star?
17:53 - Dom Dunking at All-Star Would Break the Internet
23:01 - Cheryl Reeve is coaching the All-Star. Congratulations Are in Order.
25:33 - Atlanta's on a 5-Game Skid — Can Storm Hand Them Loss #6?
25:53 - Angel Reese Said She Feels Bad for the Teams They Play. Storm Heard That.
53:00 - You Gotta Give It to Sonia. You Just Do.
55:59 - Keys to the Game: Storm vs. Dream Breakdown
1:00:33 - Dom Working With Kevin Durant? What Could That Unlock?

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Two in a row. The Seattle Storm are BACK. 🌩️⚡
After an 11-game losing streak that tested every Storm faithful, Seattle closed out Pride Weekend on a high — back-to-back wins over the New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream, and the rookies are LOUD.

Flau'jae Johnson dropped a career-high 28 against the Liberty and followed it up with 24 points and 11 boards against Atlanta. Awa Fam went 8-for-9 with 5 threes. Natisha Hiedeman crossed 2,000 career points.

And Dominique Malonga? Youngest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career points. In two games. Erica and Roberta are back live to break it all down.

0:00 - Ezi Magbegor Injury Update + What It Means for Phoenix
2:44 - Breaking: Ezi Upgraded to Probable for Tomorrow
8:35 - The Starting Five Debate: Who's In, Who's Out?
12:47 - Why Awa at the 4 & Dom at the 5 Is the Right Call
20:23 - Win Streak Is Real: They Beat the Liberty AND Atlanta
23:16 - Awa Fam Is the Reason This Team Is Winning
42:06 - 99 Problems and Awa Fam Ain't One 😤
42:58 - Rookie Stats Breakdown: Awa's Numbers Are Absurd
46:50 - Rookie of the Year Race — Is There Even a Debate?
50:43 - Two Top-5 Rookies. On the Same Team. In Seattle.
53:47 - Storm vs. Mercury Preview: 60-40 Mercury — But Here's Why Storm Can Win
1:05:14 - "Dom Is My X Factor" — And We All Know It
1:17:57 - How the Storm Beat Phoenix: Punch First
1:21:58 - Does Flau'jae Even Need All-Star to Prove Her Case?

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⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala
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112-110. Overtime. Azzi Fudd. 13 seconds.

That's how the Seattle Storm's 3-15 season got one more loss — but make no mistake, this was the best we've seen from this team all year.

Dominique Malonga put up a career-high 37 points and 12 rebounds. Natisha Hiedeman was electric. The crowd at Climate Pledge was ALIVE. And still, the Storm couldn't close.

Erica and Roberta break down the most painful loss of the season — and ask whether this game is proof of a turning tide or just another reminder of how far this team has to go.

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 - Intro & Episode Overview
3:33 - Malonga, Awa Fam & Natisha's Night by the Numbers
5:52 - Who Was Actually Player of the Game?
24:57 - The Last Play Call in Regulation — Did Sonia Get It Right?
31:45 - You Have the #2 Pick. YOU PLAY THE #2 PICK.
54:44 - Jeff Drops In: Nobody Boxes Out & That's Coaching
1:29:09 - Mediocre Men Coaching in the WNBA (We Said What We Said)
1:55:51 - All-Star Plans, Community Shoutouts & Find Roberta at Pride

🖤🌹 AND THURSDAY IS THE BRM CLASSIC. The Seattle Storm host the New York Liberty on June 25 — and both teams need a win. The Liberty come in after a win over Las Vegas Tuesday night. They're also preparing for the Commissioner's Cup Final.

Storm faithful, this is your moment — a fatigued top team, a fired-up home crowd, and a Seattle squad that just showed it can hang with anyone. Don't miss it.

📊 STORM NOW: 3-15 | 11-game losing streak | Next up: vs. New York Liberty — Thursday, June 25 | The BRM Classic 🖤🌹

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The Seattle Storm fall to the expansion Portland Fire 94-89, dropping to 3-13 on the season. Dom Malonga goes off for a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. Jade Melbourne dishes 8 assists off the bench.

And the Storm STILL can't close.

Erica and Roberta break down the postgame press conference with Natisha Hiedeman, Dominique Malonga, and head coach Sonia Raman — and ask the hard question:

Is this a fixable problem, or is the youngest front line in WNBA history still jus
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The future frontcourt is officially here. Domonique Malonga and Awa Fam got their first start together last night against the Los Angeles Sparks — and all five Storm starters scored in double figures in an 88-83 loss that came down to the final minutes. Hiedeman dropped 16, Malonga 15, Flau'jae 14, Fam 12, Horston 11.

Add that to Monday's showing in Vegas, where Malonga scored 19 in her first start back from concussion protocol and Fam posted a season-high 16, and Seattle is finally starting to look like the team this healthy roster promised.

Erica L. Ayala breaks down what the Malonga–Fam pairing means for Sonia Raman's rotation, the takeaways from back-to-back losses that felt different than the rest of the skid, and the front office shakeup: Lexie Brown waived after two seasons in Seattle, Taylor Thierry signed to a standard contract, and what the open roster spots mean with Ezi Magbegor's return on the horizon.

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