Angel Reese is an All-Star once more — and he or she's excited to hitch the group picked by Napheesa Collier.
After it was introduced she was picked by the Lynx star on Tuesday evening within the WNBA All-Star Recreation draft, Reese went to X to share her pleasure for becoming a member of Staff Collier, which is able to tackle the squad chosen by the Fever's Caitlin Clark.
“nah group PHEE is STACKEDDD,” Reese wrote with a smiley face emoji.
Reese will as soon as once more be reverse Clark with their rivalry thrust into the highlight due to Christine Brennan's new e-book, “On Her Recreation: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Ladies's Sports activities,” for which the creator claims the Sky star turned down requests for remark.
Reese, an All-Star for the second time in as a few years, has averaged 12.6 factors, a league-leading 12.8 rebounds and three.9 assists for the Sky this season.
She notably stood out in June, the place she averaged over 13 factors on 45.9 p.c taking pictures — a giant enchancment over the 31.1 p.c she shot from the sector within the first 5 video games in Might.
Reese has shined with six double-double efforts in a row, with the final 5 seeing her seize a minimum of 15 rebounds and rating 15 factors in every sport.
“I really feel like that is the yr I needed to actually earn it,” Reese mentioned of her choice, in keeping with Yahoo. “I needed to grind.”
Reese shall be a reserve on the group whereas Breanna Stewart (Liberty), Allisha Grey (Dream), Nneka Ogwumike (Storm) and rookie Paige Bueckers (Wings) (No. 8) will begin on the ground with Collier.
Clark's group will embrace Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson (Aces), Satou Sabally (Mercury) and Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell of the Fever.
Reese and the remainder of the All-Stars will get to place their abilities to the take a look at on July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana.
