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Angel Reese hits back at trolls after Dave Portnoy and WNBA fans mercilessly mocked Chicago rookie

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By Jake Fenner

Published: 22:37 BST, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 26 August 2024

After yet another record-setting night for Angel Reese, she spent time deflecting hate from various sources - including Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy.

The sports blog founder mercilessly mocked Reese as he shared a clip of her airballing a 3-point attempt to X, formerly known as Twitter

'Nothing but net,' he captioned the clip, taking a dig at her miss. 

Portnoy later tweeted out a video of Reese being triple-teamed in the paint before drawing a foul. The caption read, 'Great kick out for the wide open 3!'

But Reese took everything in stride, posting on the social media platform and saying, 'if it was easy, everybody would be doing it. we good! #skytown'.

Angel Reese took some time to defend herself against the haters after a strong performance

One of the people publicly criticizing her after a loss to the Aces was Barstool's Dave Portnoy

Portnoy has been very vocal about his support of Reese's college and Rookie of the Year award rival Caitlin Clark - as he live-tweeted during the Indiana Fever's loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday.

Reese finished her game on Sunday with 11 points, 22 rebounds, and one assist in 37 minutes of game time as Chicago lost its third straight game.

This time, they fell on a heartbreaker to the Las Vegas Aces - as Team USA gold medalist A'ja Wilson scored a shot from the paint as time expired to get the win for the two-time reigning WNBA champions.

Aces star A’ja Wilson scored in the paint as time expired to secure the win for the Aces, who are eyeing a three-peat as WNBA champions.

Despite Portnoy’s digs, Reese continued to make history Sunday, becoming the first player in WNBA history to record 20-plus rebounds in three straight games after Sunday’s matchup with the Aces..

Reese continued to make history on Sunday - tying Tina Charles for the most double-doubles in a season by a rookie in league history.

She also became the first player in WNBA history to record 20 or more rebounds in three straight games.

Moreover, the Sky are still in a playoff spot - albeit the last playoff spot in the league and a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Dream for the eight-seed. Chicago will look to solidify their standing with a contest on Wednesday against the Washington Mystics.

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