In the fiery world of pro basketball, tempers can flare-but few do it quite like Angel Reese. The Chicago Sky star, known for her bold fashion sense and unfiltered personality, found herself at the center of a mid-game explosion after a tense hair-pulling incident sent her over the edge.
It all went down during a physical clash between the Sky and the Connecticut Sun. Reese, who regularly turns heads with her style, became an unintended target when her long plaits got yanked during a rebound battle.
Tension erupts as Sky and Sun clash in physical showdown
The culprit? Connecticut’s Bria Hartley-though whether it was intentional or not depends on who you ask. Reese didn’t hesitate to let her feelings show. Wincing in pain and fired up, she spun around and went straight at Hartley, escalating the moment into a full-blown confrontation that stopped the game in its tracks.
Referees quickly stepped in to cool things down, issuing technical fouls to both Reese and Connecticut’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa for unsportsmanlike conduct. Hartley, meanwhile, was hit with just a common foul-a call that didn’t sit well with the Sky bench or fans, who believed the hair tug was far too aggressive to go unpunished. Replays showed Hartley’s grip wasn’t exactly accidental, and fans online weren’t buying her denial.
The game itself was already intense, packed with hard screens and aggressive boards, but this moment lit the spark. Reese channeled her frustration into domination. Just minutes after the dust settled, she snatched three rebounds and dropped two quick buckets-fueling her team and sending a clear message: don’t poke the bear.
Reese turns fury into fuel
When the final buzzer sounded, the Sky had claimed victory-and Reese had sealed her first career triple-double, with 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was a milestone moment, one that placed her beside Caitlin Clark as the only two WNBA players to log triple-doubles this season. Not to mention, she also became the youngest player in Sky history to do it.
Drama or not, Angel Reese just keeps rising. The shove may have made headlines, but her performance made history. And if this game proved anything, it’s that she’s not just here to play-she’s here to dominate, with braids flying and receipts in hand.
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