Angel Reese Makes 'Be Better' Promise After Brutal Game 4
Angel Reese knows she will have to be better for the Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.
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Angel Reese knows she will have to be better for the Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.
ATLANTA — After successfully adjusting two WNBA Finals games, the Atlanta Dream now face questions about how they’ll host Thursday’s Game 6. The Golden State Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 on Saturday to tie the series 2-2 and force a Game 6 in the best-of-seven finals. An Atlanta Hawks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers is scheduled to tip off in State Farm Arena at 7 p.m. ET Thursday, an hour before Game 6 of the finals is scheduled. Games 2 and 3 of the finals were moved to the downtown Atl
As Crystal Renee Hayslett was about to take the court to sing the national anthem, cameras zoomed in. Players from both the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries were jogging toward their respective locker rooms.
Angel Reese had been one of the biggest reasons the Atlanta Dream took control of the WNBA Finals, recording a double-double in each of the first three games and helping her team build a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Valkyries. But Game 4 brought a very different performance from the three-time All-Star.
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries have left the court just before the national anthem throughout the WNBA Finals, with their absences drawing criticism from all the way up to President Donald Trump, who, during a rally in Iowa on Thursday, urged fans to stop watching the WNBA. The pattern reportedly continued before Saturday’s Game 4 in Atlanta, and many expressed their takes on the ongoing controversy that looms over the Finals.
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Angel Reese has been a driving force behind the Atlanta Dream’s postseason success and their magical run to the WNBA Finals. Her work on the boards and presence in the paint have been central to Atlanta’s push for its first championship in franchise history.