WNBA under fire for posting Angel Reese-Paige Bueckers bet video

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

WNBA under fire for posting Angel Reese-Paige Bueckers bet video

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Jul 30, 2026 4:03 PM ET

The WNBA had to do some backtracking after posting a light-hearted video highlighting a bet Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers made over an Atlanta Dream-Dallas Wings game.

On Wednesday, the WNBA’s official social media account posted a video of Bueckers being asked about a bet she and Reese made at All-Star Weekend.

The clip of Bueckers is interspersed with cuts from a video of Reese holding up $400 and talking trash about how her Dream were going to win the upcoming matchup.

Like every sports league, the WNBA prohibits its players from betting on their own games, prompting a very quick deletion.

LMAOO THEY DELETED https://t.co/1VnX0tUEh2 pic.twitter.com/ZNQAvHLJZD
— correlation (@nosyone4) July 29, 2026

On Thursday, the league issued a statement claiming that the post “was intended to be lighthearted,” and suggested that the wager was “intended as a joke.”

WNBA spox statement on a since-deleted post in which Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers bantered about a friendly wager ahead of yesterday's Dream-Wings matchup:

"While the social media post was intended to be lighthearted, WNBA players are well aware of the league's policies…
— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) July 30, 2026

It sounds highly unlikely that the WNBA will take any action against Reese or Bueckers, especially since their own social media account seemingly endorsed the “joke” bet.

The Dream wound up winning 82-81 on Wednesday, with Reese turning in a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. She didn’t seem to be joking about the bet after the game, posting a celebratory “cuatrocientos” on social media, which translates to “four hundred.”