By now, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese has heard the criticisms of her game.<\/p>\n
A lot of it is centered around the notion that she is only good at grabbing rebounds, specifically ones that are generated by her own missed shots. The chatter has only grown louder as the Sky (3-7) have struggled to start this season, becoming prominent enough for a term for these rebounds to emerge: \u201cMebounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
But rather than act insulted by the slights from online trolls, Reese<\/a>, who had her first career triple-double<\/a>\u00a0Sunday, has taken it all in stride. In fact, she has gone so far as to apply to trademark \u201cmebounds.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever came up with the \u2018mebounds\u2019 thing, y\u2019all ate that up because \u2018mebounds,\u2019 rebounds, \u2018crebounds\u2019 \u2026 anything that comes off that board, it\u2019s mine,\u201d she quipped in a recent TikTok video. \u201cAnd a brand? That\u2019s six figures right there.\u201d<\/p>\n @angelreese10<\/a> <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc8b<\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 angel<\/a> <\/p>\n The phrase \u201cmebounds\u201d originated during an episode of the Club 520 podcast, a show featuring former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague and his co-hosts, DJ Wells and Brandon \u201cBishop B Hen\u201d Hendricks. Hendricks jokingly referred to Reese\u2019s<\/a> rebounds as \u201cmebounds\u201d due to her ability to secure her own missed shots at the rim. The co-host later insisted on X that he was not \u201chating,\u201d however, online trolls ran with the phrase, inevitably leading to Reese capitalizing on the momentum.<\/p>\n