Many women's basketball fans would agree that the rivalry between Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky icon Angel Reese is alive and well, esp

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Angel Reese is the subject of constant vitriol, and professional boxer Claressa Shields recently joined the slew of critics after losing the 2025 BET Sportswoman Of The Year award to the Chicago Sky’s star forward. Despite the drama, the 23-year-old hooper chose to take the high road and focus on doing her best on the court.

As Reese struggles early in the season, the expectations around her are louder, and more complicated, than most.

Angel Reese and Flau'jae Johnson were an electric duo on the court at LSU, leading the Tigers to a championship in 2023, but their relationship hasn't continued in recent years.

The ex-LSU BFFs, Flau’jae Johnson and Angel Reese are not as close as they once were, the latter admitted last September.

Jason Whitlock has come up with a wild theory following BET’s decision to name Angel Reese the Sportswoman of the Year. Reese received the honor for the second year in a row and the third overall, beating the likes of A’ja Wilson, Dawn Staley, Fla’jae Johnson, Coco Gauff, JuJu Watkins, Claressa Shields, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Simone Biles.