After smashing an illustrious WNBA record, Angel Reese was taken aback to receive a unique present.
The youngster for Sky tops the W in rebounds. Right now, there’s really no stopping the Angel Reese locomotive. After playing two seasons at Maryland and two more at LSU in the NCAA, Reese has shown in her first season of professional basketball that she was more than prepared for the demands of the WNBA. As the sixth pick in this year’s draft, Reese joined the Chicago Sky and quickly established a highly regarded league record: the most straight double-doubles by a single player.
Despite a setback against the Seattle Storm, Reese surpassed basketball icon Candace Parker on Sunday by registering her 13th consecutive double-double. Reese shared on social media that she received a special gift from a prominent member of the Sky group in appreciation for her achievement. A cake from “Mr. Michael” Reese was displayed on Instagram Stories on Monday. Michael J. Alter, the major owner of Sky, gave the dessert to Reese. Referring to him as “Mr. Michael,” Reese was obviously touched to receive what appears to be a quite delicious cake, personalized with the words “Angel WNBA record consecutive double doubles.”
Just 20 games into her WNBA career, Reese leads the league in offensive rebounds and total rebounds per game. Recent games have shown an improvement offensively, too — under the tutelage of respected head coach Teresa Weatherspoon, Reese set a new career high with 27 points in a win over Seattle on Friday, and she has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in four of her past seven games. Reese was just named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on the strength of her recent displays — and the Sky, trying to enter the Olympic break in a playoff position, will hope she can keep the double-double streak rolling in the three games before the break. Reese, a first-time All-Star, will lead the Sky back into action on Wednesday against the Atlanta Dream before consecutive games against the championship-contending New York Liberty.
