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Details emerge from Angel Reese’s WNBA Finals celebration dinner in NYC with Dream teammates

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Updated Oct 13, 5:55 AM ET

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese hosted a dinner for her WNBA Finals-bound teammates in New York City days before Game 1 against the Golden State Valkyries. The Dream will play their fourth WNBA Finals series in franchise history and their first since last losing in 2013.

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Jemele Hill Takes Another Shot At Angel Reese Critics After WNBA Finals Breakthrough

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Jemele Hill continues to call out fans for criticizing Angel Reese. The three-time All-Star helped lead the Atlanta Dream to their fourth WNBA Finals berth after sweeping the New York Liberty in the WNBA Semifinals. Reese relished the moment of clinching a Finals berth, saying she had manifested the achievement in a tweet she posted

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Angel Reese Wins Over Fans After Treating Atlanta Dream Teammates To Lavish NYC Celebration Dinner

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Angel Reese is making sure her Atlanta Dream teammates get to enjoy the rewards of a breakthrough season. Following Atlanta's semifinal sweep, Reese treated her teammates to a celebration dinner at Sei Less in New York City. The group had plenty to celebrate, and they apparently weren't in a hurry to call it a night.

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‘Winning Is Boring’: Chiney Ogwumike’s Tom Brady–A’ja Wilson Comparison Ignites Fan Backlash - Fadeaway World

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Updated Oct 13, 7:15 AM ET

Tom Brady has seven Super Bowl rings. Chiney Ogwumike knows that, but the ESPN analyst still thinks A’ja Wilson is more interesting to watch, and NFL fans were quick to let her know what they thought of that take. The debate unfolded during a discussion about Wilson’s dominance in the WNBA. Brandon Newman described her […]

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A’ja Wilson Makes Feelings Clear After Aces’ Disappointing Playoff Exit: "I Did Not Do That" - Fadeaway World

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The Las Vegas Aces fell short of their quest to return to the WNBA Finals, falling to a Golden State Valkyries sweep in the WNBA Playoffs semifinals. The Valkyries ended the Aces’ season on their home court Friday, picking up an 87-77 victory over Las Vegas to complete the series sweep. Throughout the series, the […]

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“Just Fearless”: Tina Charles Lauds Angel Reese’s Snowball Effect on Dream, Cites Sabrina Ionescu Back-and-Forth

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Updated Oct 13, 4:25 PM ET

WNBA legend Tina Charles raved about Angel Reese’s impact on the finals-bound Atlanta Dream. In a video released on Monday by NBC and Peacock’s WNBA X handle, Charles called Reese fearless and said her on-court traits were exactly what the Dream needed to advance.

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Patience, trades and 1 bold bet: How the Atlanta Dream finally broke through to the WNBA Finals

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Atlanta general manager Dan Padover built the Dream into a title contender through shrewd trades, a little bit of luck and patience from the team's ownership group.All that has paid off as Atlanta is headed to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2013 when the Dream play the Golden State Valkyries in the best-of-seven series that begins Saturday.

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Angel Reese is leading Caitlin Clark in the only thing that matters: Winning rings

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Angel Reese was working her last college handshake line when she stopped briefly to whisper something in Caitlin Clark’s right ear. “Keep elevating the game and go win it,” Reese told her rival after Iowa beat the defending champ, Louisiana State, in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Clark did not win it in 2024, falling to South Carolina in the final, one year after falling to LSU in the final. To punctuate that Tigers triumph, Reese famously taunted her Iowa counterpart by mimicking John Cena

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