Bleacher Report on Wednesday predicted the 25 best athletes of the next 25 years and to the surprise of many fans, Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was ranked above reigning NBA champion Jayson Tatum. Reese was 23rd, while Tatum was 24th.
Basketball fans took to X to roast Reese’s position on the list.
“Angel Reese is absolutely garbage. Tatum is too but doesn’t deserve to be higher than Angel,” a fan tweeted.
“NBA champion Jayson Tatum is under Angel Reeese?????” another fan tweeted.
“Threw up when I saw this and I dislike Tatum 😭✌🏽,” a fan said.
“Angel Reeese isn’t even meant to be in top 100 bro,” another fan said.
“i’m a Celtics hater and even I can admit this is f**king absurd 😭,” one fan wrote.
“Whoever made this list must be on crack,” another fan wrote.
Reese is coming off a historic rookie season in the WNBA, having broken records with her rebounding prowess and double-double consistency. She was also the only rookie alongside Caitlin Clark to be selected as a WNBA All-Star. However, many fans believe that placing her above Tatum on the list is disrespectful towards the NBA star.
Apart from Reese and Tatum, seven other basketball stars made the list, including Paige Bueckers (16), JuJu Watkins (14), Luka Doncic (8), Cooper Flagg (5), Anthony Edwards (4), Caitlin Clark (2) and Victor Wembanyama (1).
Angel Reese reacts to her ‘top-athlete podcast’ recognition
Apart from her on-court success in the WNBA, Angel Reese also runs a successful podcast, ‘Unapologetically Angel,’ on YouTube. The Chicago Sky star started it in September and it has been ranked among the top athlete-led podcasts heading into 2025, according to Boardroom.
The only other woman-led podcast featured in the list was WNBA legend Sue Bird’s “A Touch More” which she hosts with her partner Megan Rapinoe.
Reese took to Instagram to reshare Boardroom’s post along with a note of gratitude.
“Thank ya,” Reese captioned on Thursday.
Since September, ‘Unapologetically Angel’ has garnered over 114k subscribers. Reese has had some of the biggest names from the sports and entertainment industry featured on her show, including Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal and GloRilla.
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Edited by Victor Ramon Galvez
