Angel Reese Declares She Can Be A Villain, Goes Off The Rails With The Media: VIDEO
Angel Reese was truly on one Monday when it came to dealing with the media.
Reese and her Chicago Sky teammates continue to take serious heat after the events that went down Saturday against the Fever and Caitlin Clark.
Sky guard Chennedy Carter dropped Clark with a brutal cheap shot after appearing to call her a slur, and Angel Reese appeared to celebrate the dirty play.
While the WNBA has received an unprecedented amount of attention, it's hard to call the conduct and the aftermath anything short of embarrassing.
Now, Reese is claiming she can be a villain.
Angel Reese holds bizarre media availability session.
Reese addressed the media Monday, and it was so surreal watching her attitude and comments that it's hard to believe it's real. The former LSU star made it clear that if she must be a villain, then so be it.
Reese said the following Monday:
"Negative things have probably been said about me, but, honestly I'll take that because look where women's basketball is. People are talking about women's basketball that you never would think that be talking about women's basketball. People are pulling to games. We got celebrities coming to games. Sold out arenas. Like just because of one single game [the 2023 college national title game]. And, just looking at that, I'll take that role. I'll take the bad guy role and I'll continue to take that on and be that for my teammates. And, if I want to be that...I know I'll go down in history. I'll look back in 20 years and be like, 'Yeah, the reason why we watching women's basketball is not just because of one person. It's because of me too.' And I want you all to realize that, like, it's not just because of one person. A lot of us have done so much for this game."
You can watch her comments in the video below starting around 8:00, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Reese also went on a bizarre rant about how a flagrant wasn't called when she suffered a tough foul from Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty.
As I told someone Monday night, I can't imagine a person speaking like this to the media, and yet, here we are. She comes off like a child telling the media to check the tape.
You can see the foul in question below.
This whole situation just makes me want to shake my head, and I'm sure many of you reading this feel the same way. There's no doubt Reese is talented, but let's get real. Caitlin Clark is the reason the WNBA has become such a party. The Indiana Fever are terrible, and she's still drawing major ratings. Is Reese part of the formula for success for the WNBA? Sure, but as Pat McAfee pointed out Monday, it's the Caitlin Clark show.
Furthermore, Reese is out here talking about how she can be a villain and wants us to believe she's a badass. This is the same person who played the victim card and deleted a tweet that certainly appeared to be a shot at Caitlin Clark.
As a reminder, here's what she said after her college career ended:
Death threats, I've been sexualized, I've been threatened...I'm still a human. All this has happened since I won the national championship, and I said the other day, I haven't been happy since then.
Obviously, none of the things she listed off are acceptable, but who is Angel Reese? Is she a wannabe villain or is she the person who deletes viral tweets and plays the victim role?
I'm actually in a state of shock over the second clip where she tells the media to check the tape. What the hell is going on here?
If her goal is to turn average fans against her, then so be it. She's accomplishing it.
At the end of the day, this is all great for the WNBA, despite the insanity of it. People are paying attention, the media is talking about it and players in the league have never been more famous. Still doesn't make the situation any less ridiculous. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.