{"id":257230,"date":"2026-05-04T02:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257230\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:45:09","slug":"pistons-fans-chant-angel-reese-at-wendell-carter-jr-during-game-7-blowout-win-over-orlando-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257230\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons fans chant &#8216;Angel Reese&#8217; at Wendell Carter Jr. during Game 7 blowout win over Orlando Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"speakable\">There is home-court advantage, and then there is the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/angel-reese\">Angel Reese<\/a> treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In a winner-take-all Game 7 that felt like a messy episode of &#8220;Love &amp; Basketball&#8221;, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/detroit-pistons\">Detroit Pistons fans<\/a> turned Little Caesars Arena into a house of psychological warfare.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\">ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The target was Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The weapon was his own girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>As the Magic big man stepped to the stripe during Detroit\u2019s 116-94 blowout win, a deafening chant of &#8220;AN-GEL RE-ESE&#8221; rained from the rafters.<\/p>\n<p>The backstory is all soap opera.<\/p>\n<p>Before dating Carter Jr., Reese was linked to Pistons star Jalen Duren.<\/p>\n<p>The blood boiled over during this series when Angel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/angel-reeses-mom-takes-apparent-shot-caitlin-clarks-fan-base-we-aint-same\">Reese posted Instagram highlights<\/a> of Carter Jr. dunking on Duren, captioned: &#8220;PLAY THE SONGGGGG.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pacers-game-1-heros-girlfriend-takes-shot-knicks-after-playoff-collapse\">PACERS&#8217; GAME 1 HERO&#8217;S GIRLFRIEND TAKES SHOT AT KNICKS AFTER PLAYOFF COLLAPSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/waterboard-team-falls-3-1-playoffs\">Pistons fans did not forget<\/a>. And the tactic worked.<\/p>\n<p>While Duren played like a man possessed with a 15-point and 15-rebound double-double, Carter Jr. looked rattled.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/angel-reese-atlanta-dream-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream reacting to a foul during a basketball game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream reacts to a foul against the Washington Mystics in the second quarter of a preseason game at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga., on May 3, 2026. (Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jalen-duren-detroit-pistons-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons speaking to media at Little Caesars Arena\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons talks to the media after the game against the Orlando Magic during Round One Game Seven of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 3, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. (Chris Schwegler\/NBAE\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Motor City faithful reminded him at every dead ball exactly who was watching.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/angel-reese-gets-face-caitlin-clark-hard-foul-during-sky-fever-game\">ANGEL REESE, CAITLIN CLARK HAVE HEATED EXCHANGE AFTER HARD FOUL DURING SKY-FEVER GAME<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After weeks of Reese\u2019s social media &#8220;shades,&#8221; Duren got the last laugh by sending Carter Jr. home for the summer.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/angel-reese-fiercely-defends-her-poor-shooting-percentage-online-debate-x-user\">Reese has yet to respond<\/a> to the chants. In Detroit, the message was clear: In the playoffs, dating history is fair game.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit moves on. And Carter Jr. has a long flight back to Orlando with plenty to explain.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wnba-angel-reese.jpeg\" alt=\"COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA - MAY 03: Angel Reese #5 of the Atlanta Dream is introduced before the preseason game against the Washington Mystics at Gateway Center Arena on May 03, 2026 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA &#8211; MAY 03: Angel Reese #5 of the Atlanta Dream is introduced before the preseason game against the Washington Mystics at Gateway Center Arena on May 03, 2026 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images) ((Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n<p>Send us your thoughts: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/mailto:alejandro.avila@outkick.com\">alejandro.avila@outkick.com<\/a> \/ Follow along on X: @<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlejandroAveela\">alejandroaveela<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Avila is a longtime writer at OutKick, living in Southern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is home-court advantage, and then there is the Angel Reese treatment. 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