Chicago Sky star Angel Reese refused to answer a question about a bold statement she made about growing women's basketball last year.
WNBA star Angel Reese opened up on her fear of the media and claimed she would rather just pay a fine than speak with reporters.
The Chicago Sky player and arch-rival to Caitlin Clark spoke about her thoughts on interacting with media in the latest episode of her podcast "Unapologetically Angel," this week.
"Even before the game, I'm terrified of what the media is about to ask. Because it could be the nicest question, but it's going to get flipped or put into a different light or a different perspective. It's like, ‘Are you here intentionally to start mess, or are you intentionally here to ask a question?' And it’s really tough for me in the media, like I don't want to do an interview with anybody," Reese said.
"Seriously, I'd rather take the fine sometimes than talking to the media because it always gets flipped. And I think that's where media has gotten these days. You could literally post ‘the sky is blue’ and Angel said ‘it’s too dark.' Stuff like that you know. So I think, it's just, for me, the media is really scary."
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Chicago Sky's Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty during the second half Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Reese has been the subject of intense media attention dating back to the 2023 NCAA women's basketball national championship game, when her LSU Tigers beat Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes, and Reese taunted Clark by pointing to her ring finger at the end of the game.
Reese has become, arguably, the most
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