Angel Reese would not maintain again on ‘actually scary’ relationship with media

Angel Reese opened up about her contentious relationship with the media throughout an episode of her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, saying she'd quite get fined than discuss with reporters as a result of her solutions find yourself getting twisted.

“Significantly, I'd quite take the superb typically quite than speaking to the media as a result of it all the time will get flipped,” Reese said during the episode released Thursday.

“For me, the media is admittedly scary. That's why I've by no means been on anyone else's podcast. I'm scared to do stuff like that as a result of I understand how issues may get flipped.”

Reese, who simply completed her second season with the Sky, has been the middle of headlines courting again to her collegiate profession at LSU and persevering with as soon as she was drafted by Chicago — for what was labeled a rivalry with Caitlin Clark, for feedback in regards to the progress of the WNBA and extra.

Close to the tip of the disastrous marketing campaign, Reese referred to as out her teammates and not-so-subtly hinted at probably needing to go in a “totally different path.”

Her exit interview following the Sky's season was later canceled

“I'm very vocal about what we'd like and what I would like,” Reese advised the Chicago Tribune final month, whereas additionally saying she didn't need to “settle for a similar s–t we did this 12 months” with the Sky en path to a 10-34 document. 

“I'd wish to be right here for my profession, but when issues don't pan out, clearly I may need to maneuver in a distinct path and do what's finest for me. However whereas I'm right here, I'm going to attempt to keep open-minded about what I've right here and maximize that as a lot as I can.”

Reese stated her feedback had been taken out of context, however she was suspended for the primary half of a recreation because of this and ended up lacking the remainder of the season as a consequence of a lingering again harm, too.

“Even earlier than the sport, I'm petrified of what the media is about to ask,” Reese stated on her podcast with visitor Taylor Rooks. “It could possibly be the nicest query, however it's going to get flipped or put into a distinct mild or a distinct perspective. It's like, are you right here deliberately to start out mess or are you deliberately right here to ask a query? 

“It's actually robust for me, particularly within the media. It's like, I don't need to do an interview with anyone. I get excited for sure individuals, like a Taylor [Rooks]. Sure individuals I do know I can discuss to, however I'll take the superb.”

Reese averaged 14.6 factors and 12.7 rebounds per recreation throughout her second marketing campaign and made a second consecutive WNBA All-Star Sport.

She appeared within the Victoria's Secret Style Present earlier this week.