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ANGEL REESE IS DOING SOMETHING WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE WNBA FINALS… AND THE HATERS ARE AWFULLY QUIET RIGHT NOW

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Angel Reese is making history on the biggest stage in women’s basketball, and it’s time to give her the respect she deserves. The Atlanta Dream star has gone from one of the most criticized players in the WNBA to the centerpiece of a championship contender. And with the Finals underway, Reese is putting together the…

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‘I’m a woman’ – WWE Hall of Famer claims he’s joining the WNBA draft

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Just when you thought sports debates couldn’t get any weirder, Kid Rock decided to throw his name into the WNBA conversation. The WNBA found itself trapped in a headache when former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declared for the draft, claiming they identified as women just to expose loopholes in the rulebook.

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‘Frustrating for Sure,’ ‘Just Ridiculous’ – Angel Reese, Dream HC Sound Off on Inconsistent Whistle vs. Valkyries

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The Golden State Valkyries are one win away from their first WNBA championship after beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the Finals on Monday night at Chase Center. The Valkyries won the opener 68-64, lost the next two games by a combined 40 points, but have now won two straight to lead the series 3-2, with Dream star Angel Reese held to single digits in each of the last two games.

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‘What an Embarrassment,’ ‘I Love It’ — Hoops Fans Divided Over National Anthem Controversy As Valkyries, Dream Leave Court for 5th-Straight Game

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For the fifth straight game, the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream stayed off the court for the national anthem before Monday’s Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Both teams returned shortly after it ended at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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“Don’t Feed Into Attention”: Natalie Nakase Addresses Valkyries’ All-WNBA Snub Ahead of Game 5 Of the Finals

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Updated Oct 27, 12:48 PM ET

One would expect a team in the 2026 WNBA Finals to have a couple of players on the All-WNBA First Team, right? Or at least on the Second Team? As it turns out, we would be wrong: not one name from the Golden State Valkyries squad appeared on either All-WNBA team list. No, not even franchise cornerstone Gabby Williams.

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ANGEL REESE IS CARRYING THE WNBA ON HER BACK, BUT THE HATERS STILL REFUSE TO GIVE HER CREDIT

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Angel Reese could win Defensive Player of the Year, rewrite the WNBA record book and help lead the Atlanta Dream to the Finals — and somehow, the conversation would still find a way to criticize her. At some point, the basketball has to matter more than the discourse. Reese just completed a historic regular season.…

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Valkyries on verge of clinching WNBA Finals title after beating Dream in Game 5

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SAN FRANCISCO — As a playoff series continues and teams lock in on each other’s tendencies, it becomes harder to create separation. The defense knows which moves to anticipate. Scoring becomes a grind. It was hard to imagine that even this WNBA Finals, during which scoring has already been at a premium, would follow that pattern. But Game 5 was indeed the grimiest contest of this slugfest of a series, and that means advantage Golden State Valkyries. The Valkyries are one win away from a WNBA cha

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‘Clowns’ – Jason Whitlock’s blunt take on the WNBA Finals after Game 6 announcement

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Jason Whitlock is not pleased with WNBA fans’ angry reaction to the scheduling issues that have plagued the 2026 WNBA Finals. The WNBA have finally managed to adjust their schedule to ensure the Dream can host Game 6 of the WNBA Finals at the 17,000+-seat State Farm Arena instead of the 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena, The uncertainty around the Dream’s home games, which has plagued all three of their games and required WNBA schedule changes at each step, has fans upset at how the Finals are bei

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Is Angel Reese Actually a Superstar?

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ANGEL REESE FANS ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS QUESTION. 👀 At what point do we stop talking about Angel Reese’s potential and start judging her by what she actually delivers on the court? Reese has become one of the most recognizable players in the WNBA. She gets headlines, commands attention on social media and…

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