Basketball fans can see plenty of Nneka Ogwumike on the big and small screen this summer. She’s a member of the villainous Goon Squad in the film “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” which premiered Friday. And she’s featured in the ESPN documentary “144,” which chronicles life inside the bubble last season for the W.N.B.A.’s 144 players.
But one place Ogwumike may not be seen is on the court at the Tokyo Olympics, unless FIBA, the sport’s international governing body, grants an 11th-hour appeal in a dispute over which national team she can play for.
After Ogwumike was denied a spot on the U.