LSU star Angel Reese returns to game action after mysterious absence: ‘I am human’

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LSU star Angel Reese returned to game action on Thursday after a strange two-week absence. 

Reese played for the first time since being benched in the second half of a game against Kent State Nov. 14. She scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 29 minutes of game action against Virginia Tech. 

LSU forward Angel Reese, #10, is recognized for 1,000 career rebounds before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

"It felt great. I mean, it was a long two weeks or a week and a half, two weeks," Reese said when asked how it felt to be back on the floor. "Taking time to yourself is really important. I feel like that’s just something that was important in resetting and refocusing within the team. I’m just happy to be back."

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The full reason for Reese’s absence is still unknown, with LSU head coach Kim Mulkey only saying the absence stemmed from "locker room issues."

"Proud of her," Mulkey said after the game. "Just proud of how she handled herself, proud she’s back to the Angel everybody knows. ... There’s nothing but positive things about what happened on that floor."

Reese was the MVP of the Final Four last season and led LSU to its first basketball national title in Mulkey’s second season as head coach. 

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LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey hugs LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese, #10, for her 1,000th rebound before a game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at