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Angel Reese was voted an All-Star in her second season. | David Gonzales-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Angel Reese was voted an All-Star in her second season. | David Gonzales-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Angel Reese is slated to compete for Team Collier<\/a> in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game<\/a> on Saturday. First, though, the Chicago Sky star got vulnerable in an interview with ESPN. <\/p>\n On Friday, ahead of the WNBA Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest, Reese sat down with Elle Duncan to discuss a variety of topics. Duncan asked Reese about her campaign against cyberbullying and how vitriol from fans online has affected Reese’s life. She opened up and gave a very honest answer about how the hatred she was seeing spiked after she won the 2023 national title at LSU. <\/p>\n “I’ve experienced it,” Reese said. “It was hard for me in the beginning. After I won the national championship, my whole life changed. That was the first time I had seen negativity like that on social media. I thought I had a huge following before but it skyrocketed to millions. It was bigger than basketball when they were finding my address, my car. I had to change my whole lifestyle. It doesn’t bother me as much anymore just because I feel like I’ve built a thicker skin but not everybody has a thick skin.” <\/p>\n Reese went on to reveal that other WNBA players come up to her to check on her in light of the negativity directed towards her, giving her a feeling of camaraderie she hadn’t yet enjoyed as a professional. <\/p>\n “This is the closest I’ve been to these players,” she said. “Last year I wasn’t that close. When I was in Phoenix (for the 2024 All-Star Game), I was very quiet. I didn’t talk to anybody. That’s what I really love about this league: being able to have sisters. I don’t have any sisters. Being able to have sisters here who really, really care about me and knowing I can take that and transform that into the community.” <\/p>\n Angel on cyberbullying:<\/p>\n “After I won the natty, my whole life changed. And that was the first time I had seen negativity like that on social media. I had to change my whole lifestyle. Doesn’t bother me as much anymore just because I felt like I’ve built a thicker skin” pic.twitter.com\/TNz5MI1NGj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Reese is clearly growing as a force in the community in her second season in the WNBA spotlight. On the court, the All-Star has continued to establish her dominance as one of the best rebounders in the game while increasing her points per game average and shooting percentage from the floor. <\/p>\n Reese will take the floor on Saturday for the All-Star Game, slated for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip. <\/p>\n More WNBA on Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n This article was originally published on www.si.com as Angel Reese Opened Up on Impact of Cyberbullying in Honest Interview Ahead of ASG<\/a>. <\/p>\n