Tag: Angel Reese

Angel Reese does the math, says her WNBA salary doesn’t cover her expenses

“I’m living beyond my means!”

Of course it goes without saying that we’d love to see WNBA players make more money so they don’t have to play overseas in the offseason.

And for Angel Reese and her rookie salary, the Chicago Sky forward says she’s not making enough to cover her bills.

While on Instagram Live, she broke down her $8,000 rent and expenses to go along with her salary and said “I’m living beyond my means!”

For what it’s worth, she made nearly $74,000 in 2024 and will make a little more than that in 2025. She’s getting additional money in endorsements, but her point is that her salary doesn’t pay all of her expenses.

Watch the video below:

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Angel Reese trolls haters in TikTok video after Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

“You’re still a fan.”

Angel Reese‘s offseason travels look so much fun. She recently attended the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, where she showed off a fantastic red dress.

After a six-year hiatus, New York City hosted the famed event, which included lots of the usual suspects it’s known for — wings, feathers, glitter and celebrities. It was a star-studded event with performances from some heavy hitters, like Cher and R&B singer Tyla, and more A-listers attending.

It was awesome to see Angel, a known fashion and beauty savant, walking the carpet, snapping pictures with Cardi B and Coco Jones and taking in the sights with her friend and WNBA hooper, Kysre Gondrezick. Angel shared a dope TikTok video of the paparazzi snapping pictures of her to celebrate the occasion.

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let me upgrade ya #vsfashionshow

♬ Upgrade U (feat. Jay-Z) (Album Version) – Beyoncé

Here are five photos of Angel having a blast Tuesday evening, including a cute black dress and coat she wore to a post-event afterparty.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Angel Reese attends the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 at Duggal Greenhouse on October 15, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Angel Reese attends the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 at Duggal Greenhouse on October 15, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: (L-R) Cardi B and Angel Reese attend the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Angel Reese attends the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 After Party at Crane Club Restaurant on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Angel Reese attends the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 After Party at Crane Club Restaurant on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret)

She also trolled her haters in a second fashion show-related TikTok video.

The clip’s audio says, “This is a message to all the haters out there. If you don’t like what I do, but you watch everything I’m doing, you’re still a fan.”

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♬ original sound – Thanuska

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LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow named preseason Co-SEC Players of the Year

Despite losing Angel Reese to the WNBA, LSU has no shortage of star power in 2024-25.

Despite losing star forward [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] to the WNBA draft, the LSU women’s basketball team is gearing up for what should be another special season in Year 4 under coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

The Tigers enter the year ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25, and they have several players who received preseason accolades from the SEC media. LSU’s top returning stars in [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] were named preseason Co-SEC Players of the Year ahead of what should be a big season for both.

Unsurprisingly, they were each named First Team All-SEC preseason selections. [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], who impressed as a true freshman last season, is a preseason Second Team All-SEC selection.

The Tigers reached the Elite Eight last season where it fell in a rematch against the Iowa team it beat to win a national championship the prior year. LSU will hope Mulkey’s team is set for another deep run next spring.

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LSU women’s basketball a top-10 team in preseason AP Top 25

The Tigers enter Kim Mulkey’s fourth season with high expectations yet again.

The 2024-25 season will be a year of change for the LSU women’s basketball team.

The Tigers lost star [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who had a fantastic rookie season in the WNBA. [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] also opted to move on in the transfer portal.

But it’s another talented roster headlined by returning stars [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag], and it’s bolstered by an impressive transfer class filled with veteran, experienced players.

There’s still a lot of optimism around Kim Mulkey’s team, and the Tigers open the year ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25. They’re one of seven ranked SEC teams and the third highest behind No. 1 South Carolina — the defending national champion — and No. 4 Texas.

In total, there are four SEC teams ranked in the top 10.

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Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole talks about Taylor Swift ‘situation’ on Angel Reese’s podcast

Kelce’s ex made an appearance on the WNBA star’s podcast this week.

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese’s new podcast episode dropped on Thursday night, with Kayla Nicole joining as a guest. The model and influencer dated Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for five years, and their relationship reportedly ended in late 2022.

Reese has done six episodes of her Unapologetically Angel podcast, with previous guests including Dwyane Wade, Latto and Sheryl Swoopes. On this week’s episode, Reese and Nicole touched a variety of topics, including a lengthy discussion about her relationship with Kelce.

At one point, Reese asked if Nicole and Kelce were “cool” now that he has been dating pop star Taylor Swift for over a year. Nicole said they’d greet each other, but any sort of visible interactions or friendly behavior would be heavily scrutinized because of the 14-time Grammy winner.

“We’ve seen each other in public spaces, but I think that we’re both aware of the nature of his new situation,” Nicole told Reese. “There’s just no room really for us to communicate or acknowledge each other publicly without it being spun into something crazy so we just keep it moving.”

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While the classification of Kelce and Swift’s relationship as a “situation” was a little odd, Reese’s follow up statement of “I loved you guys together” felt even more out of place.

Nicole also denied on the rumors of Kelce being “cheap” in their relationship, and discussed the over-the-top behavior from some Swifties.

“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and online chaos doesn’t impact me. It does, even to this day,” she said. “You can go to my most recent post and there will be people debating each other why I am worthless and I’ll never be a talented person and I have no career.”

The full episode is available on YouTube.

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Flau’Jae Johnson, Aneesah Morrow to represent LSU women’s basketball at SEC media day

LSU has announced its delegation for SEC media day on Oct. 16.

Despite losing star [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] to the WNBA this offseason, the LSU women’s basketball team looks to be one of the nation’s best after retooling a roster that returned some major contributors with a loaded transfer portal class.

We’re now just over two weeks out from the Tigers’ first exhibition of the year and less than a month from the start of the regular season. LSU will take the podium at SEC media day on Oct. 16 in an early afternoon slot with portions being televised on the SEC Network.

The Tigers will be represented by their two biggest returning stars in [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], who had a breakout sophomore season, and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag], who impressed after transferring in from DePaul.

After winning the national title in 2023, LSU reached the Elite Eight last season before its season ended in a rematch against Iowa. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team is hoping for another deep run in 2024-25.

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Angel Reese explained why she was wearing a Bears jersey one week after supporting the Ravens

No, she’s not going on an NFL tour.

Angel Reese is coming off a historic rookie season — one that ended early due to injury — and she’s finally getting some time to an enjoy an offseason.

Last week, the Chicago Sky forward was in Baltimore to support her hometown Ravens in their game against the Bills. She was hanging out on the sidelines pregame and taking in the atmosphere at M&T Bank Stadium. Fast forward to Sunday, and Reese was back at an NFL game. But this time, she was rocking Chicago Bears colors.

Now, if there’s one thing NFL fans love to do, it’s to gatekeep fandom. It was inevitable that Reese was going to get criticized for wearing a Bears jersey even though there’s nothing wrong with supporting her new city.

Reese took to Twitter/X to explain just that.

Reese made it clear that she wasn’t going to go on any kind of NFL tour. She’s a Ravens fan as a Baltimore native, but she’s also embracing the city that she plays in now. There’s nothing unusual about that at all.

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Angel Reese getting a vote over Caitlin Clark for Rookie of the Year isn’t that outlandish

Angel Reese was better this season than you think.

This whole narrative of Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark is so over, but of course it pops up when the Indiana Fever guard was one vote away from a unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year award.

And it’s silly. Because Reese had an unbelievable rookie year and deserves some flowers. This is a player who exploded on a worse Chicago Sky team and broke the WNBA single-season rebounding record and didn’t even finish out the season. She broke the rookie record for double-doubles.

There are a lot of questions flying around about who among WNBA reporters voted for Reese. That is moot (and also, if you’re hunting around for the reporter who did it to shame them, that’s horrible and you should stop it immediately).

It’s not that hot of a take. Does Clark deserve the award? Without a doubt! Maybe it’s more surprising that there weren’t a few more votes for Reese.

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Angel Reese’s side-eye with Marlon Humphrey became an instant meme

Ange Reese totally nailed “The Office” camera stare.

Angel Reese might have unintentionally created a new meme.

Admittedly, when we wrote about Angel meeting Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey during a recent Ravens game, it was because Marlon heaped praise on Angel, seemingly telling her he watched basketball because of her. (Also, Seth Rollins was in the background during the exchange, which seemed so wild).

But, upon further inspection, something else also happened. It’s possible Reese might not have been totally into the interaction because internet sleuths uncovered that Angel seemingly gave a nearby camera a side-eye right after meeting the Ravens cornerback. Here’s the exchange again:

Just before the clip cuts, Angel looks into the camera like an episode of The Office or Abbott Elementary. Here’s what we mean:

Ultimately, fans believe this look is because Humphrey is seemingly insincere, and Angel is on to him. They uncovered a video from 2023 of Marlon talking about LSU and Iowa’s national title game.

If Reese was why Humphrey started watching women’s basketball, the clip might somewhat contradict that notion. Of course, Reese’s reaction, paired with the discovery, created a new meme.

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Angel Reese said she is ‘heartbroken’ over Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon’s reported firing

Teresa Weatherspoon has been reportedly fired by the Sky, and Angel Reese said she’s heartbroken over the news.

The Chicago Sky reportedly made a genuinely stunning move on Thursday night, firing coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just a single season.

Chicago Sun-Times‘ Annie Costabile reported the news, which comes after Weatherspoon posted a 13-27 record in a rebuilding year for Chicago.

The reported decision came out of nowhere, as Weatherspoon had the Sky in playoff contention for a majority of the season until superstar rookie forward Angel Reese’s season-ending injury earlier this month.

Reese praised Weatherspoon just a couple of days ago and shared her shocked reaction on social media after the reported firing.

“I’m heartbroken,” Reese said on Twitter (X) after the news was public. “I’m literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life. She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me.”

You can see Reese’s full comment below on the reported firing.

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