Angel Reese reacts to hard foul: ‘They’re not supposed to be nice to me’

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is speaking out on the hard foul she received from Alyssa Thomas on Saturday night. After the game between the Sky and the Connecticut Sun, Reese spoke to reporters about the foul thanked Thomas for it.

“I’m a player, I’m a basketball player,” Reese said. “They don’t give a damn if I’m a rookie. I want them to come at me every day. I want them to come at everybody. They’re not supposed to be nice to me. …They’re not supposed to be since to me or lay down because I’m Angel Reese. …Thank you [Thomas] for sending a message to me because I got back up and I kept going. …Me and [Thomas] have been cool since we were in Maryland, so I know it’s not no hard feelings.”

Officials originally called the foul normal but, the play was reviewed and officials determined that the foul enough to throw Thomas out of the game. Reese went on to finish the game with 13 points and five rebounds in the Sky’s 86-82 loss to the Sun.

Angel Reese receives support from Flau’jae Johnson

Reese is working her way to being a top WNBA player after having a successful career at LSU. She’s also looking to stay out of the headlines as much as she was last season. While appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show Reese’s former LSU teammate Flau’jae Johnson looked back at the hatred Reese faced and how she handled it.

“People forget social media isn’t real life,” Johnson said. “Behind the keyboard, behind the clicks and behind all the clickbait, it’s still real people and real feelings and real emotions. I just felt like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. She was carrying it very well but, at the same time, people [are] human.

“Because of how she is on the court, people have tried to make it like that’s all her but it’s not. I just felt like it was a lot of scrutiny going on and it was getting on my nerves. I hate bad vibes. I love pushing positivity. The fact that she was getting all that hate, I was like, ‘We supposed to be a good time. We’re birthing WNBA superstars right now. They still figuring it out too.’”

Reese has played in four WNBA games and has averaged 12.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. Her rebound average ranks 10th in the WNBA.