In Photos: Satou Sabally embraces 'auntie era' as she tames curly mane with stylish braid on Juneteenth

Dallas Wings star Satou Sabally let her 238k followers on Instagram know that she is embracing her 'auntie era' as she shared photos that featured her with a cute Goldendoodle on Wednesday. Sabally also took the opportunity to wish her followers on the occasion of Juneteenth.

"In my auntie era 🥰 Happy Juneteenth," Sabally captioned the post.

Satou Sabally is yet to make her season debut for the Dallas Wings as she is dealing with a shoulder injury. She sustained the injury while playing for Germany in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February and underwent surgery.

According to Wings head coach Latricia Trammell, the league's reigning Most Improved Player is expected to return from the offseason injury after the Olympic Break in August.

The franchise's CEO Greg Bibb also commented on her return and added that Sabally is expected to play for Germany in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

"She's on schedule with her rehab," Bibb said. "We expect Satou to come back around the Olympic break, be ready to compete for Germany in the Olympics, and then see her for sure in a Dallas Wings jersey over the final 15 games of the regular-season post-Olympic break."

Currently in the second-last spot of the league standings with a 3-10 record, the injury-ridden Dallas Wings should look forward to the return of Satou Sabally.

Satou Sabally defends Caitlin Clark for not addressing alleged weaponizing of her name

Caitlin Clark was criticized for not addressing how her name is allegedly used in the context of racism and misogyny directed toward the rest of the WNBA. Referring to the criticism on Podcast P with Paul George, Satou Sabally defended the star rookie, saying that it's unfair to put that kind of burden onto someone:

“To make her the spokesperson for that, is a lot. Can you talk about white privilege? Yes, you can. But do you have to be the spokesperson for it? I don’t think so... I think it’s unfair to put that burden onto someone."

Most notably, Connecticut Sun star DiJonai Carrington took a jab at Clark for saying that her name being weaponized is not something she can control and that she just wants to focus on basketball. However, the 2024 WNBA Draft's first pick did address the concern later when Clark said that she refuted the language and didn't want her name involved in that context.