{"id":612026,"date":"2026-04-28T22:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:13:08","slug":"angel-reese-willing-to-accept-fines-for-not-talking-to-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612026\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese willing to accept fines for not talking to media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angel Reese, the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky, was dealt to the Atlanta Dream earlier this month in a blockbuster trade. Reese was no stranger to headlines during her two-year tenure with the Sky, with things coming to a head when she was critical of Chicago\u2019s roster<\/a> during a mid-season interview with the Chicago Tribune, resulting in the franchise issuing her a suspension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two-time All-Star is determined not to repeat her past mistakes in Atlanta, even if it means fines from the league offices. She recently appeared on former First Lady Michelle Obama\u2019s IMO podcast earlier this week and admitted she\u2019d rather deal with fines than a contentious relationship with the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe media has not always been great for me. And I\u2019ll take a fine. I\u2019ll catch a fine, especially in a WNBA. I\u2019ll have a fine before I have to go to media and feel like my back is against the wall,\u201d Reese told an approving Obama.<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t the first time Reese has expressed this perspective. She\u00a0skipped out on media exit interviews<\/a> at the conclusion of the 2025 campaign and went on to state on her podcast, Unapologetically Angel, that when it came to talking to the media, she\u2019d \u201crather take the fine sometimes<\/a> rather than talking to the media because (what she says) always gets flipped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former college basketball player Craig Robinson, Obama\u2019s brother and the co-host of the podcast, likened sports media to reality television and applauded Reese for how she has navigated it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSports is like\u00a0reality TV. The media wants to manufacture some stuff. And I just want you to know that I noticed how you\u2019ve handled yourself, and it has been absolutely with aplomb,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Reese\u2019s career, stretching back to her college days with the LSU Tigers, has\u00a0been the focal point of much media criticism and even\u00a0racially charged scrutiny<\/a>, especially regarding\u00a0her rivalry with Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark<\/a>. She does, however, have spaces and people in the media where she feels comfortable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get excited for certain people, like a Taylor [Rooks]. Certain people I know I can talk to,\u201d she said on Unapologetically Angel, and extended the sentiment to Obama and Robinson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody will ever understand [what I\u2019ve been through]. I appreciate you guys for making this a safe space for me because, as you said, the media has not always been great for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angel Reese, the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky, was dealt to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[3691,3444,438,25248,99,129646,434],"class_list":["post-612026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-angel-reese","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-chicago-sky","tag-michelle-obama","tag-sports","tag-unapologetically-angel","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}