{"id":291436,"date":"2026-05-13T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/291436\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:25:09","slug":"angel-reese-embraces-villain-role-in-dallas-flexing-and-taunting-fans-in-atlanta-dreams-win-over-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/291436\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese embraces villain role in Dallas, flexing and taunting fans in Atlanta Dream&#8217;s win over Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/angel-reese\">Angel Reese<\/a> has never had a problem embracing the villain role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">And during Tuesday night\u2019s road matchup against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/dallas-wings\">Dallas Wings<\/a>, the Atlanta Dream forward leaned all the way into it.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/angel-reese-atlanta-dream-fox-news-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream celebrates a three-point shot during a basketball game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream celebrates a three-point shot during the second half against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, on May 12, 2026. (Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>After grabbing an offensive rebound and finishing through traffic early in Atlanta\u2019s 77-72 win, Reese immediately flexed, hit the &#8220;too small&#8221; gesture and then encouraged the booing Dallas crowd to get even louder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ATL Barbie&#8221; looked like she was having way too much fun out there.<\/p>\n<p>Reese continued trolling the Wings throughout the night with more &#8220;too small&#8221; celebrations after scoring off offensive rebounds, while the Dallas crowd showered her with boos.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, Reese had warned everyone this version of her was probably coming.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/angel-reese-atlanta-dream-debut-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream celebrates after scoring during a basketball game at Target Center.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream celebrates after scoring and drawing a foul against the Minnesota Lynx during the first quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 9, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>After her Dream debut on Saturday \u2014 where she still posted a double-double but admitted she wasn\u2019t thrilled with parts of her offensive performance \u2014 Reese said she expected to bounce back quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/angel-reese-becomes-fastest-player-wnba-history-reach-50-career-double-doubles-dream-debut\">ANGEL REESE BECOMES FASTEST PLAYER IN WNBA HISTORY TO REACH 50 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN DREAM DEBUT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, it was obviously rough, rough for me personally, but just being able to fight on both ends of the floor is something that I always know,&#8221; Reese said before Tuesday\u2019s game. &#8220;If the shot is not falling, I can get it back on defense, but I know I\u2019ll have a better night tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It certainly looked like she stepped things up.<\/p>\n<p>Reese finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line as Atlanta improved to 2-0 on the season. Allisha Gray led the Dream&#8217;s offense with 26 points, while Jordin Canada and Rhyne Howard added 19 and 14, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Reese shared the final score graphic on her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/companies\/instagram\">Instagram<\/a> story and flexed about the Dream\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;2-0,&#8221; she wrote, &#8220;ROAD KILLS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/angel-reese-blocks-odyssey-sims-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Angel Reese blocks a shot by Odyssey Sims during a basketball game in Arlington, Texas.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream blocks a shot by Odyssey Sims of the Dallas Wings during the first half at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, on May 12, 2026. (Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>And while Reese may not be winning over opposing fanbases anytime soon, she\u2019s apparently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/angel-reese-says-theres-bad-blood-ahead-preseason-game-former-team\">fitting in just fine<\/a> with her new teammates.<\/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>&#8220;She\u2019s just such a positive person,&#8221; Gray said after Tuesday&#8217;s win. &#8220;No matter what state we are in the game, she always brings us together and lets us know we got it. And she\u2019s such a hard worker, and she\u2019s such a good person as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once you get to know her and really connect with her, she\u2019s an amazing person, really lovely person, a joy to be around. I have the time of my life hanging out with Angel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the Dream will host the defending-champion <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/las-vegas-aces\">Las Vegas Aces<\/a> Sunday afternoon at State Farm Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Amber Harding is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angel Reese has never had a problem embracing the villain role. 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