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Sabrina Ionescu Makes Candid Angel Reese Statement on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Levi M. Dombro | Last updated Jul 11, 2025 5:30 PM ET

LSU Forward Angel Reese was a first-round pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, and she put together an incredible rookie season. She made the All-Star and All-Rookie teams after averaging 13.6 points and a league-record 13.1 rebounds per contest.

Reese has taken her game to another level during her second professional season, making the 2025 WNBA All-Star team and doubling her assist total from 1.9 to 3.8 per game. She is also contributing 13.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per contest for the 6-13 Sky.

The second-year forward has also shone off the court, as she was recently named the cover athlete for the WNBA edition of EA Sports' 2K26 video game. Reebok also announced that her signature shoe, "The Angel Reese 1," is releasing soon.

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, a four-time All-Star and three-time All-WNBA player, was also featured on the cover of EA Sports' 2K24 WNBA edition.

According to Madeline Kenney of the New York Post, Ionescu thought that it was "iconic" for Reese to debut her signature shoe on the cover of 2K26. She also asserted that these announcements were like "knocking two birds with one stone."

"Knowing the significance and the importance of how cool it is to be on the cover of 2K, like, video games are played worldwide," Ionescu said. "Everyone knows who's on the cover every single year. There's this anticipation, and I'm really happy for her to be able to see her kind of get her flowers so early on in her career, just knowing that I was able to be on it and how that moment meant a lot for me and my family."

Sabrina Ionescu said it was iconic the way Angel Reese debuted her signature shoe on the cover of NBA2K26.

"I feel like it was knocking two birds with one stone," she said.

More of what Sab said after practice today: pic.twitter.com/ITaH1XXUwV
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) July 11, 2025

Ionescu is averaging 19.4 points, 5.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game for the 13-6 Liberty this season. This career-high in points helped her earn her fourth consecutive All-Star appearance, where she will face Reese as part of Team Clark on July 19.

Reese and the Sky are back in action on Saturday, as they host the 18-3 Minnesota Lynx at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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