Angel Reese has denied rumors that pregnancy is the reason her rookie WNBA season is over – not a wrist injury.
The Chicago Sky star stunned fans on Saturday night with a bombshell statement on social media announcing that her campaign was over due to a wrist issue.
She offered few further details but took to Instagram on Sunday night to elaborate on the issue and deny some of the speculation she had seen online about her.
‘I’m not pregnant, that was never a thing,’ Reese said. ‘I want to make this crystal, crystal, crystal clear.
‘I don’t have a man to have kids. I don’t have a ring to have kids. I’m 22 with no kids, and I’m not coming home to kids. So that’s not gonna be a thing any time soon.’
Angel Reese has denied rumors that pregnancy is the reason her rookie WNBA season is over
Reese sustained the injury in the win over Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, falling hard on her hand and sustaining a hairline fracture that could become worse without surgery.
The Sky rookie is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday and be in a cast for up to six weeks.
‘Basically the doctors told me that I could either not get surgery or have surgery. The risk of not having surgery – I could literally have arthritis at 22 years old. That wasn’t an option,’ she said.
‘The bone could literally crack and completely shatter. Right now, it’s like a hairline… They’re going to put a small screw in it. And I wasn’t going for it getting any bigger.’
Reese cheered Chicago Sky on from the sidelines on Sunday as they recorded an impressive win over Dallas Wings.
When Sky beat the Sparks on Friday night, it snapped a seven-game losing streak for Chicago that threatened to derail their playoff hopes.
They are currently 13-22 for the season and occupy the final playoff position, a game ahead of Atlanta Dream.
They have five games in the regular season left, with the next one coming on Wednesday night at home to Washington Mystics.
