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Kenyan Madina Okot extends winning run with WNBA team, Atlanta Dream
03rd June, 2026 08:47 AM
Kenyan Madina Okot continued her fine performances as a bench option for the Atlanta Dream in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in a 91-75 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Despite not starting, Okot continued her role of providing a bit of depth off the bench during a strong team performance with one steal and two rebounds in the nine minutes on the court.
Okot made her WNBA debut in a 10-minute cameo against the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Rhyne Howard led the Dream to victory, clocking 36 points in the game as the Atlanta outfit edged out the
Angel Reese’s sixth point of the night marked the 1,000th point of her WNBA career. The two-time All-Star reached the milestone amid a stellar start to her first season in Atlanta, where she leads the league in offensive rebounds per game and ranks second in rebounds per game.
Dreams run in May
The results continue a strong showing from May 2026, where they carried a 5-2 record.
On May 17, 2026, the team suffered a heartbreaking one-point loss at State Farm Arena. Despite a stellar 25-point performance from Allisha Gray, the Aces edged them out in the final moments. Aces edged them out in the final moments.
Okot was the standout performer in her third appearance for the Women’s NBA outfit, putting on a show in front of a sellout crowd of 17,044 fans who had turned up for the team’s first home game following two successful wins on the road.
They bounced back in dominant fashion at home, controlling the game from start to finish, easing past Dallas by 17 points on May 22, 2026.
Mixed fortunes
The final week of the month saw them play to mixed fortunes with a couple of wins and losses.
Dreams pulled off a thrilling late-game surge to secure a narrow victory over the Phoenix Mercury on May 24, 2026, with Howard the star player.
A trip to Minneapolis in May 2026 compounded their first loss on the road in a 96-81 defeat to the Minnesota Lynx after the hosts blew the game open with a 13-0 run early in the third quarter.
The Dream quickly shook off the Minnesota loss by travelling to Portland and putting on a defensive clinic. They blew out the Fire by 20 points.
