Angel Reese admit that she had a “very tough” time getting over this past Sunday’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
Reese had a golden opportunity to hit a game-winning layup for the Atlanta Dream, but she ultimately came up short at the rim. Her unfortunate miss led to her being mocked on social media for nearly 24 hours straight.
The good news for Reese is that she got right back to work and redeemed herself on Tuesday against the Las Vegas Aces. She had 21 points and 10 rebounds in Atlanta’s 97-82 win.
Following the Dream’s win on the road Tuesday night, Reese opened up about her team’s recent loss to the Fever. She admit that it was tough to sleep after missing a potential game-winning layup.
“I didn’t sleep, and the competitor in me wanted to win that game so bad,” Reese said, via the New York Post. “I replayed that play so many times, but I’m like: Why would I let one moment dictate everything else that I have going on that is positive? So just being able to show up again for my team. It would have been negative for me not to come out tonight and just bounce back, and I knew they expected it from me — so just being able to do it obviously against [Wilson], trying to deflect as many passes as I can. I mean, she’s going to get her shots up, of course. But just knowing my spots and how great I am defensively to put pressure on her.”
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Things are looking up for Reese.
Reese has enjoyed a productive season with the Dream, averaging 15.7 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
Although the WNBA is set to go on break very soon, Reese will get to represent the United States in the FIBA World Cup.
USA Basketball will begin its World Cup run on Sept. 4 against China.
