As Angel Reese continues to face speculation from trolls on social media from some claiming she's hiding a high-profile relationship or even a baby, the Chicago Sky rookie finally revealed what she’s actually been keeping under wraps : the cast from her season-ending wrist surgery.
Reese took to X to share the news that her cast was finally removed following her surgery. The procedure was needed after her injury in the Sky’s Sept. 6 WNBA matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks .
The Sky won that game 92-78, with Reese adding another performance to her growing list of double-doubles, finishing with 24 points and 12 rebounds despite her injured wrist. But her rookie campaign was cut short on her quest to become the WNBA 's all-time single-season rebounder.
"My hand brace is finally off," Reese announced in a tweet on Wednesday morning. "The hiding my brace with my bags era is officially over."
The tweet confirmed Reese’s social media strategy over the last few weeks. Her pinned post on X shows the WNBA All-Star sitting comfortably in a private jet, dressed in a monochrome hot pink ensemble with a matching luxury Chanel handbag. In the photo, Reese’s wrist was carefully concealed behind the bag, a subtle move that now makes perfect sense.
Chicago's forward told her following TikTok that she opted to have the surgery to prevent the possibility of dealing with arthritis before she even turns 23. She has a screw placed in a bone crack to prevent it from shattering, which kept her sidelined as Caitlin Clark grabbed WNBA Rookie of the Year honors .
Reese previously addressed speculation about her private life on her Unapologetically Angel podcast. She was linked to NBA players Jalen Duren and Kevin Durant but quickly denied the rumors despite both fitting her dating criteria.
The WNBA rookie also denied pregnancy rumors as questions continued to be asked on social media. She responded to rumors on the the platform and said, "I'm not pregnant, that was never a thing. I want to make this crystal, crystal, crystal clear. I don't have a man to have kids. I don't have a [wedding] ring to have kids," she continued. "I'm 22 with no kids, and I'm not coming home to kids. So that's not gonna be a thing any time soon."
With Reese's wrist on the mend, she'll turn her attention to the upcoming 3x3 Unrivaled basketball tournament this January , set for 2025. Twenty-five of the 30 players who will participate in the league have been announced, but basketball fans continue to wonder who could be the five remaining players.
Reese will test herself against some of the league's best players, including WNBA champion Dearica Hamby, nine-time All-Star Brittney Griner, Kayla McBride, Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart, as the two Minnesota Lynx players will face Stewie's New York Liberty in the upcoming WNBA finals.
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