Yardbarker<\/a>) ahead of the matchup between the two teams on the second day of the WNBA season:<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s really exciting to see me and Paige Bueckers continue to grow and everybody else that was in our class continue to grow,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re obviously friends off the court, but between the court, we\u2019re not friends. So we\u2019ll talk a little trash tonight. But I\u2019m just excited to see her journey through adversity and everything<\/p>\n
Angel Reese<\/p>\n
And her words came true: the game ended in a 72-77 victory for Atlanta, with Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada leading the way with 26 and 19 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Reese scored 12 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and dished out 2 assists in 34 minutes, while Paige scored 15 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists in 32 minutes of action.<\/p>\n
However, although they compete fiercely on the court, the rivalry stays there. Off the court, they\u2019ve shared various moments that strengthen their friendship, such as the Met Gala they recently attended.<\/p>\n
Reese was already familiar with the event, while it was Paige\u2019s debut: \u201cI knew she was going with Coach and just being able to see her step into another world of fashion\u2026 yeah, that\u2019s my girl. I\u2019m just really happy to see her step into different things,\u201d Reese said.<\/p>\n
Of course, the former LSU player knows the impact they\u2019ve made in the league despite just starting their third and second years in the WNBA\u2014a phenomenon that has been repeated with other stars like Caitlin Clark or newcomer Azzi Fudd. And this is something Reese is proud of:<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we\u2019re two marketable players as well on and off the court\u2026 A lot of young girls look up to both of us\u2026 So it\u2019s really cool to see us continuing to be pioneers in this league,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, as the WNBA continues to promote new stars, the friendship between Reese and Bueckers stands out as one of the most compelling connections for fans: two players who compete fiercely when the buzzer sounds, but who maintain their mutual respect and admiration off the court.<\/p>\n
Now, the Dreams are preparing to face the Las Vegas Aces at State Farm Arena on Sunday, May 17, at 1:30 PM ET, while Bueckers and the Wings will take on the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, May 14, at 8:00 PM ET at the College Park Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The friendship between Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers has become one of the most notable in the WNBA\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":641441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-641440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641440","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=641440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}