Angel Reese’s 15th Straight Double-Double Comes On Rebounding Her Own Miss & Teammate’s AIR BALL!!
Angel Reese managed to extend her 14-game double-double streak in Wednesday’s game, needing fourth-quarter assistance in the final minute from teammates Chennedy Carter and Marina Mabrey
The anxious murmurs around the Chicago Sky’s Wintrust Arena crescendoed Wednesday afternoon as Angel Reese’s first free-throw attempt of the final seconds landed on the front iron and rolled around the cylinder. Once it dropped in, the healthy weekday crowd erupted recognizing that she’d extended her WNBA-record double-double streak to 14 games.
She made her second attempt from the line for good measure, icing the Sky’s 78-69 win over the Atlanta Dream. “DUBBBBB (ima stop stressing yall out),” Reese wrote on Twitter in her first words after converting her nervy free throws. The LSU grad finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds alongside two assists, three steals and two blocks.
Completing the rebounding leg of Wednesday’s double-double came easily to the WNBA’s leader on the offensive glass, who snagged eight boards by halftime. Reese’s scoring success came slower, however, limited by early foul trouble and a breakout performance from frontcourt partner Kamilla Cardoso.
The South Carolina product was selected ahead of Reese in the 2024 WNBA Draft in May, but she missed the first six games of the regular season because of a shoulder injury. Cardoso cracked double figures for the first time in six games against the Dream and was particularly bright in the first half.
Reese’s offensive involvement grew after halftime, but her historic double-double streak looked destined to end before a selfless move from Chennedy Carter. Carter was particularly impressive Wednesday with 19 points and looked to take a last-second outlet pass “coast-to-coast” in the final seconds with a chance at overtaking Atlanta’s Allisha Gray as the game’s leading scorer.
However, after hearing the groans at Wintrust Arena and the calls from her teammates, Carter recycled the ball to Marina Mabrey, who had a better angle to find Reese in the post. There, Reese drew a foul.
“I told my team when I got in the locker room, ‘I’m glad y’all told me because I was ready to go coast to coast, to the rim,’” Carter explained to reporters after the game. “But then I looked and Angel was sealing, I looked at the bench and they were like, ‘Throw it in, throw it in….’ So I was excited for her [Reese] to get that.”
Reese and Carter also linked up moments earlier, allowing the power forward to convert at the rim and give the Sky a five-point lead with 25.1 seconds remaining. The rookie poked free a steal on the following defensive possession, forcing Gray to foul and beginning the free-throw precession.
And while Reese’s final two points may have come cheaply, the free-throw line has become a crucial element of the Sky star’s historical statistical output. She currently attempts 5.4 free throws per game, good for seventh in the entire WNBA. Reese converts foul shots at an impressive 75.2 percent clip given her lack of perimeter field goal shooting.
Reese and the Sky return to action Thursday evening against the league-leading New York Liberty in Brooklyn. The action begins at 7 p.m. ET and will broadcast on Prime Video.
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Simone Biles‘ luxury lifestyle is unlike that of her birth mom, Shannon Biles, who is seemingly struggling to make ends meet at the Olympian’s birthplace of Columbus, Ohio.
The gymnast has been estranged from Shannon, who abandoned her daughter during childhood because of her addiction issues.
In a new interview, Shannon Biles explained the reasons for abandoning her famous daughter and pleaded for forgiveness.
Shannon Biles Explains Reason For Abandoning Daughter Simone
In a recent conversation with the Daily Mail, Shannon explained why she had to give up Simone and her other children at the time she was battling with drug and alcohol addiction.
“It was hard to give up my kids, but I had to do what I had to do. I wasn’t able to care for them. I was still using, and [my father] didn’t want me coming in and out of their lives when I wasn’t right,” she told the news outlet.
She also expressed sadness about not participating in major events in Simone’s life, like her 2023 wedding to NFL player Jonathan Owens.
Shannon said, “I would like to make amends with Simone personally – I’m just waiting for her and [her younger sister] Adria. I speak to Adria more than I speak to Simone. I would just ask her to forgive me. Can we move forward? Don’t judge me on my past. Let’s move forward.”
“I’m waiting for the opportunity but I’m waiting on her to be able to come to me. Let’s sit down. I just have to be patient,” she added.
Shannon Biles Says She Will Accept The Olympian’s Help If She Ever Offers
Elsewhere in her conversation with the Daily Mail, Shannon disclosed that she’s ready to accept any form of financial help if her famous daughter offers it but maintained that she’s looking for them to settle first.
“Of course, I would accept her help,” Shanon said. “She hasn’t [offered] it so far. I’m here. I’m okay.”
She also explained that she was so overtaken with pride at Simone’s stellar Paris Olympics outing that she had to throw a party in her backyard. For her fine showing, Simone won three golds and one silver medal across various balancing sports.
Shannon also stated that Simone’s biological father, Kevin Clemons, would like to extend an olive branch to her. Clemons, who also had his struggles with addiction and was estranged from his daughter, has managed to stay in contact with Shannon.
“We both want to see her. I talk to him all the time. He says, ‘If you talk to Simone, give her my number. I’d love to talk to her.’ But I can’t even talk to her. I have to go through my dad,” Shannon explained.
Simone Biles Flaunts Her Wealth On Social Media
The 27-year-old Olympic Gold medalist has amassed a staggering fortune of about $25 million through her impressive athletic career, which will likely increase thanks to her recent successful outing at the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.
With a collection of luxurious Birkin bags that are often featured on her social media page, as well as a sleek Range Rover and a grand Texas mansion, Simone’s success is undeniable.
However, her lifestyle is a striking contrast with that of her birth mother, Shannon, who still struggles to make ends meet as a cashier in Columbus, Ohio.
According to the Daily Mail, the pair have been estranged for over two decades now and have maintained little to no contact since Shannon abandoned Simone when she was a child.
Shannon’s father, Ronald Biles, and his second wife, Nellie, adopted Simone as a six-year-old, alongside her sister Adria. Ronald’s sister also took in Shannon’s two eldest children, Tevin, now 29, and Ashley, now 34.
