WNBA star Angel Reese reveals deep concern of doing media interviews

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WNBA star Angel Reese opened up on her concern of the media and claimed she would relatively simply pay a superb than converse with reporters.

The Chicago Sky participant and arch-rival to Caitlin Clark spoke about her ideas on interacting with media within the newest episode of her podcast " Unapologetically Angel ," this week.

"Even earlier than the sport, I am afraid of what the media is about to ask. As a result of it may very well be the nicest query, however it is going to get flipped or put into a distinct gentle or a distinct perspective. It is like, ‘Are you right here deliberately to begin a large number, or are you deliberately right here to ask a query?' And it’s actually robust for me within the media, like I do not wish to do an interview with anyone," Reese stated.

"Significantly, I would relatively take the superb typically than speaking to the media as a result of it all the time will get flipped. And I believe that is the place media has gotten nowadays. You would actually put up ‘the sky is blue’ and Angel stated ‘it’s too darkish.' Stuff like that . So I believe, it is simply, for me, the media is basically scary."

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Chicago Sky's Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball recreation towards the New York Liberty in the course of the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Picture/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Reese has been the topic of intense media consideration courting again to the 2023 NCAA ladies's basketball nationwide championship recreation, when her LSU Tigers beat Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes, and Reese taunted Clark by pointing to her ring finger on the finish of the sport.

Reese has grow to be, arguably, probably the most controversial determine in ladies's basketball since then. Lots of Reese's personal quotes and statements have typically been on the middle of controversies within the sport.

Towards the 2025 WNBA season in September, Reese prompted backlash for feedback made to a Chicago Tribune reporter, the place the star known as out her staff for a last-place end and 10-34 file.

"I’m not settling for a similar s--- we did this 12 months," Reese informed The Chicago Tribune. "We have now to get good gamers. We have now to get nice gamers. That’s a non-negotiable for me. I’m prepared and eager to play with one of the best. And nonetheless I might help to get one of the best right here, that’s what I’m going to do that offseason. So it’s going to be very, crucial this offseason to verify we appeal to one of the best of one of the best as a result of we are able to’t accept what we now have this 12 months."

"I'm very vocal about what we want and what I need. I’d prefer 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 greatest 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 later apologized for the feedback, however claims the quotes have been taken out of context.

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"I in all probability am annoyed [with] myself proper now," Reese stated at a postgame information convention on Sept. 4. "I believe the language is taken out of context. I actually did not deliberately imply to place down my teammates, as a result of they have been by this with me all through the entire 12 months. They've busted their ass, similar to I've busted my ass. They've confirmed up for me by thick and skinny, and within the locker room when no person may see something.

"So, I wish to apologize to my teammates, which I have already got concerning the article and the way it was misconstrued about what was stated. And I simply should be higher with my language. As a result of I do know it is not the message, it is the messenger. And understanding what I say will be taken any sort of means. So, I simply have to actually be higher and develop from this."

Reese was then suspended for the primary half of a recreation later that week for "statements detrimental to the staff."

Again in Could, Reese was on the middle of a WNBA investigation into "hateful" feedback made towards her in the course of the Sky's season opener towards Clark's Connecticut Fever.

Reese was requested if she was capable of present the WNBA with particulars concerning the incident. She didn't supply specifics on whether or not she had achieved so, saying "that is not a me query." She additionally didn't reveal what sort of feedback have been made or some other specifics about what prompted the investigation.

Nonetheless, moments earlier, in that very same availability with reporters, Reese stated she was receiving widespread help from throughout the league due to the alleged incident.

"Clearly, there isn't any place on this league for that," Reese stated at the moment. "I believe the WNBA and our staff and our group has achieved an amazing job supporting me. ... Going by this entire course of, if it will possibly occur to me, it will possibly occur to anybody."

Then after the investigation ended the next week, the league didn't discover enough proof to validate the allegations.

Reese has beforehand accused Clark's followers of racism and even alleged they created AI-generated specific pictures of the Sky star and despatched them to her relations.

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Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese (5) dribbles towards the Minnesota Lynx within the first quarter at Goal Middle. (Brad Rempel-Imagn Pictures)

"I believe it is actually simply the followers, her followers, the Iowa followers, now the Indiana followers, which might be actually simply, they experience for her, and I respect that, respectfully. However typically it's extremely disrespectful. I believe there's a number of racism in relation to it," Reese said within the first episode of her podcast in early September.

"A number of events, folks have made AI-images of me bare. They've despatched it to my relations. My relations are like uncles, sending it to me like, ‘Are you bare on Instagram?’

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Jackson Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital. He beforehand labored for ESPN and Enterprise Insider. Jackson has lined the Tremendous Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.