🤕 Angel Reese RE-injures SAME wrist. Keeps playing, then heads to locker room for rest of game!
She’s gotta stop falling like that! That’s one weakness of this league, they don’t have enough personnel on a team to absorb too many injuries before they have to start forfeiting games.
‘I’m so sick’ – Angel Reese re-injures surgically-repaired wrist to leave WNBA fans anxiously awaiting news
Angel Reese’ status for the Unrivaled finals is in doubt after she re-injured her troublesome left wrist.
The WNBA star missed the end of the Chicago Sky’s season after suffering a hairline fracture in September.
Reese has helped Unrivaled draw decent numbersCredit: Getty
Reese assured fans she would be good to go by the time Unrivaled 3×3 tipped off in January and has impressed for Rose BC.
But troubling footage shows her walking off the court and into the locker room holding her wrist during a 74-46 win in her team’s final regular season clash.
Rose BC had already made the semifinals before Monday’s game and are set to take on the Laces on Sunday.
Head coach Nola Henry was asked about the extent of Reese’s injury after the win.
“No update on Angel, but hopefully, we’ll have one soon. sending her our best wishes,” she said.
Fans were left anxiously awaiting news of the extent of Reese’s injury.
“Pls no im so sick rn,” wrote one.
“Is she crying nooo,” added a second.
“Angel please shake back,” a third commented.
Reese would be a huge loss for the Rose as they look to be crowned as Unrivaled’s first-ever champions.
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Reese was forced to undergo surgery on her wrist in her rookie yearCredit: Getty
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Caitlin Clark and Reese’s rivalry captured the attention of fansCredit: Getty
The Sky’s season-opener is against Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever on May 16.
Reese should have plenty of time to recover in time to face off against her college rival.
The WNBA is currently in talks with the Women’s National Basketball Player Association (WNBPA) over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The union is looking to drastically increase salaries for its players — a minimum WNBA contract stands at $64,154 per year while in the NBA it is $1,160,000.
A new CBA is set to go into effect for the 2026 season and Reese said on her ‘Unapologtically Angel’ podcast that players could skip games if negotiations fall apart.
“If y’all don’t give us what we want, we sitting out,” she said, while talking to fellow WNBA player Dijonai Carrington.
Reese is on a four-year $324,383 rookie scale contract and is set to make just under $75,000 in 2025.
The WNBA star is not alone in demanding higher contracts for her peers. Her view is also shared by Clark’s agent Erin Kane.
Kane said in an interview with ESPN in February that the WNBA should reward Clark and other players with dramatically higher contracts.
“Will Caitlin Clark ever be paid by the WNBA what she’s really worth to that league? I don’t think that’s possible,” said Kane.
“She’s part of a larger player body. They all need to be paid more.
“She should be recognized for what she has done and what she’s brought to the league from an economic standpoint. It’s as simple as that.”
‘We’re trying to get her’ – Angel Reese makes WNBA title admission as she plots how to stop Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever
Angel Reese knows exactly who she wants the Chicago Sky to bag with the third pick in the WNBA draft.
The 22-year-old revealed her choice from the upcoming class and assessed the strengths of her WNBA rivals on an episode of her podcast ‘Unapologetically Angel.’
Angel Reese opened up on the Chicago Sky
With UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers being selected by the Dallas Wings at No.1 a foregone conclusion, who goes at two, three and four is anyone’s guess.
Projections from analysts at ESPN expect Kiki Iriafen and Azzi Fudd to be the second and third picks from the Seattle Storm and Sky in the upcoming WNBA draft but stocks keep shifting.
Chicago superstar Reese told podcast guest Lisa Leslie she wants her team to select Olivia Miles when they are on the clock.
“It’s gonna be interesting with picks too, because Olivia Miles,” Leslie began.
“We’re trying to get her,” Reese quickly replied.
Leslie pointed out that attention on Miles is rising, saying: “I know, but she might up that stock. She might end up at two now.”
The Sky are in desperate need of a point guard and with Iriafen a power forward and Fudd a shooting guard, the next PG available is Miles.
ESPN projected Miles to be selected by the Washington Mystics at four but her standout performances in the ongoing college basketball season means it’ll be no shock if Seattle snaps her up with the second pick.
The 22-year-old is averaging an impressive 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6.3 assists per outing, leading Notre Dame to a stellar 22-2 record including a dominant 17-game winning streak.
This is not the first time Reese has publicly called for Miles’ arrival.
Angel Reese enjoyed a strong debut season before suffering an injury
When the point guard asked if she would wear her hair out for a game just last month, Reese chimed in with a cheeky suggestion.
“Yeah, but only if you color it blue and yellow,” she replied — a direct reference to the Sky’s team colors.
As Reese looks forward to the Sky strengthening their roster ahead of her sophomore season in the WNBA, the forward also recognized the strengths of rivals, particularly Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever.
The Fever have enjoyed a brilliant offseason with the addition of two WNBA champions in DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Howard.
Leslie, herself a double WNBA champion, told Reese: “Indiana has just gotten so much stronger, and they are trying to be contenders now, and they kept Kelsey Mitchell.”
Reese nodded in agreement before saying, “They did, yeah it’s tough.”
If Chicago can draft a star to pair with Reese at No.3, the Sky can enjoy a strong season in 2025 after the disappointment of last year.
Chicago was heading to the postseason before Reese suffered an injury that effectively derailed the campaign and ended any hopes of reaching the playoffs.
This upcoming WNBA season, expectations are Sky-high with a new coach and high draft selection, meaning a postseason run is the minimum aim.
