Angel Reese wants fans of women’s basketball to know that she and her colleagues have also contributed to the sport’s growing popularity.
In an interview with media on Monday, June 3, the WNBA star discussed the Chicago Sky’s loss to the Indiana Fever on Saturday, June 1, as well as Caitlin Clark’s impact on the league. “I believe a lot of people are following women’s basketball right now. It all started with the national championship game, and I’ve been dealing with it for two years now, so I recognize that, yes, awful things have been said about me. But, honestly, I’ll take it because of where women’s basketball is now,” she rema
Angel Reese Talks Caitlin Clark and Says the WNBA Has Grown ‘Because of Me Too’
“It’s just not cause of one person. A lot of us have done so much for this game,”
Angel Reese wants women’s basketball fans to know that she and her teammates have also played a role in the sport’s growing popularity.
The WNBA star addressed the Chicago Sky’s Saturday, June 1, loss against the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark’s impact on the league while speaking to reporters on Monday, June 3.
“I think so many people are watching women’s basketball right now. It all started from the national championship game, and I’ve been dealing with this for two years now and understand that, yeah, negative things have probably been said about me. But honestly, I’ll take that because look where women’s basketball is,” she said.
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“People are talking about women’s basketball that you’d never would think would be talking about women’s basketball. People are pulling up to games. We’ve got celebrities coming to games [and] sold-out arenas just because of one single game,” said Reese. “And just looking at that, I’ll take that role. I’ll take the bad guy role, and I’ll continue to take that on and be that for my teammates, and I know I’ll go down in history.”
