Angel Reese’s Close Exchange With Sun Star Catches Attention

Fans reacted on X to the interaction.

"that’s a real deal love you hug !!!" wrote one user.

"You will never make me hate her ," a second user wrote.

"I love how the women in the league just trynna make sure Saniya is good they know she going through so much," another user wrote.

"Saniya is so loved ❤️," a fourth user wrote.

"Don’t believe the social media trolls," a fifth user wrote. "Angel is loved in real life."

"Angel is awesome," another user wrote.

Rivers started her college career during the 2021-22 season with South Carolina. She came off the bench and helped the Gamecocks win the women's NCAA championship.

She transferred to North Carolina State for the following season and eventually grew into a strong defender who averaged 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks a game as a senior. That was good enough to make her the No. 8 pick in this year's WNBA draft.

Unfortunately, Rivers' mother recently died due to a heart ailment, and her emotions are still tender as a result.

Reese, of course, was a college sensation, first at Maryland and then at LSU. In 2023, she averaged 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds a game and led LSU to the national title over Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes.

She has been struggling with her shooting so far in her pro career. However, her rebounding and defense have given Chicago hope that it can become a competitive team relatively soon after it went 13-27 last season.