Angel Reese sends message to critics after WNBA rookie season

Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese has been active on social media and her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast since the end of her WNBA rookie season. Rising to fame with a stellar career at LSU, including a two-time All-American nod and the 2023 national championship, Reese’s star power has grown substantially.

“Hating pays too so cry about it,” Reese captioned a photo on Instagram on Monday night.

Despite her terrific first season in the WNBA being cut short by an injury, Reese finished second in rookie of the year voting to Caitlin Clark. She embraces the public villain role between the two stars and seems unfazed by the competition.
Reese recently broke her silence on the final voting, although it is unclear if her tweet was directed at Clark.
Clark, the former Iowa standout and college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, finished her first season in the WNBA averaging 19.2 points per game, 5.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists.

“I really just be minding my business cause it’s a lot to mind,” Reese wrote.

Clark, who earned All-WNBA First team honors, made history by being the first player to record 20-plus points, 15-plus assists, and five or more rebounds in a game.

During a recent episode of Reese’s podcast, she shared horror stories from her rookie season after dealing with Clark’s fans. Reese mentioned experiencing vitriol and racism, even receiving death threats and facing harassment that extended to her personal life.

The rivalry between Reese and Clark started two years ago when they played against each other in the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game. Despite both players downplaying the heated rivalry publicly, tensions always seem to escalate whenever they meet on the court.

Reese previously dismissed any supposed animosity with Clark as a media creation. Clark also attributed the perceived back and forth to both of them being top competitors.

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The rivalry between the two superstars, who were both top picks in this year’s WNBA Draft, began with Reese taunting Clark and the Hawkeyes with a WWE star John Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” gesture, which sparked national media attention and postgame fallout.