“It’s just being able to force people to accept that women can talk trash,” Reese told Sports Illustrated Swim.
“Having so many people come back to me and say, ‘You guys have changed the game. You guys have been a part of history,’ I embraced that,” Reese says. “Just being able to be a part of this has just been amazing for me this year, and it’s been a blessing.”
The basketball star, who is heading into her junior year at LSU, has one more year of college hoops before she becomes eligible for the WNBA. In the meantime, she’s enjoying new friendships with Shaquille O’Neal who Reese calls “uncle,” LeBron James, and Kevin Durant—a trio she describes as “men who are actually respecting women’s basketball.” Reese says LSU football coach Brian Kelly also reached out to ask if she could meet with recruits to convince them to commit to the Tigers.
Now, as she cools down from the intensity of March Madness, Reese is taking it easy…by setting her sights on USA Basketball. Later this month, Reese says she’ll be heading to Colorado Springs for U.S. team trials before competing in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in July—a. Her new goal, she says, is to win a gold medal there. But when you’re Angel Reese—women’s basketball’s rising star—anything is possible. Besides, she doesn’t really see it as “work.
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