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WNBA star Angel Reese has spoken out about her fear of the media and claimed she would rather pay a fine than speak to journalists.
Chicago Sky player and competitor Kaitlyn Clark spoke about her thoughts on dealing with the media in the latest episode of her podcast “An unapologetically angel,” this week.
“Even before the game, I’m terrified of what the media will ask. Because it can be the nicest question, but it will be flipped or put in a different light or a different perspective. It’s like, ‘Are you here intentionally to start chaos, or are you here intentionally to ask a question?’ And it’s very difficult for me in the media. I don’t want to interview anyone,” Rees said.
“Seriously, I’d rather take a fine sometimes than talk to the media because it always gets flipped. And I think that’s where the media is these days. You can literally post ‘The sky is blue,’ and Angel says, ‘It’s too dark.’ Stuff like that, you know. So, I think the media is really scary for me.”
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Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads to the locker room after being ejected from a game against the New York Liberty on June 4, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Reese has been the subject of intense media attention dating back to the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship game, when the LSU Tigers beat Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes, and Reese mocked Clark by pointing her ring finger at the end of the game.
Reese has become the most controversial figure in women’s basketball ever since. Many of Rees’ quotes and statements have often been the subject of controversy in the sport.
Near the end of the 2025 WNBA season in September, Reyes sparked backlash for comments she made to a Chicago Tribune reporter, with the star calling out her team for a last-place finish and a 10-34 record.
“I don’t settle for the same thing we did this year,” Reese told the Chicago Tribune. “We have to get good players. We have to get great players. This is non-negotiable for me. I am ready and I want to play with the best. However I can help get the best here, and that is what I will do this season. So, it will be very important this season to make sure that we attract the best of the best because we cannot settle for what we have this year.”
“I’m very upfront about what we need and what I want. I’d like to be here for my career, but if things don’t go well, obviously I might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me. But while I’m here, I’ll try to stay open about what I have here and maximize that as much as I can.”
Rees later apologized for the comments but claimed the quotes were taken out of context.
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“Maybe I’m feeling frustrated [with] “I’m myself now,” Reese said in a post-match press conference on September 4. “I think the language was taken out of context. I didn’t really mean to disparage my teammates because they went through this with me all year. They busted their ass, just like I busted mine. They showed up for me through thick and thin and in the locker room when no one could see anything.”
“So, I want to apologize to my teammates, which I already have about the article and how I misunderstood what was said. And I just have to be better with my language. Because I know it’s not the message, it’s the messenger. And understanding what I’m saying can be taken any way. So, I just have to be better and grow from this.”
Rees was then suspended for the first half of the match later that week for “remarks detrimental to the team”.
In May, Reese was at the center of a WNBA investigation into “hateful” comments made against her during the Sky’s season opener against the Connecticut Clark Fever.
Reese was asked if she was able to provide the WNBA with details about the incident. She did not provide details on whether she had done so, saying: “That is not a question for me.” She also did not reveal what type of comments were made or any other details about what prompted the investigation.
However, moments earlier, in the same press conference with reporters, Reese said she was receiving widespread support from across the league over the alleged incident.
“There’s obviously no place for that in this league,” Reese said at the time. “I think the WNBA and our team and our organization did a great job supporting me. … Going through this whole process, if it could happen to me. It could happen to anyone.”
After the investigation concluded the following week, League Not enough evidence was found to verify these allegations.
Reese previously accused Clarke’s fans of racism and claimed they created explicit AI-generated images of the Skye star and sent them to members of her family.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reis dribbles against the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter at Goal Post. (Brad Rempel/Imagine Images)
“I think the fans, Iowa fans, and now Indiana fans, are the ones who are really fair, they ride for it, and I respect that, respectfully. But sometimes it’s very disrespectful. I think there’s a lot of racism when it comes to that.” Reese said in the first episode of her podcast in early September.
“On several occasions, people have had AI take pictures of me naked. They’ve sent them to my family members. My family members are like uncles, sending me like, ‘Are you naked on Instagram?’
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