Former sports analyst Jason Whitlock went all out against Chicago Sky player Angel Reese. His attack came after Reese became the first athlete to walk the Victoria’s Secret runway during the brand’s recent show in New York City.
For Whitlock, who has been one of Reese’s most vocal critics since she arrived in the WNBA, the player is using the platform the league provides to transform herself into what he claims she has always wanted to be: a sex symbol. He expressed his views on his Fearless podcast.
She has found her calling; she is an OnlyFans model… Angel Reese is basketball Barbie, and soon she will be OnlyFans Barbie, once she gets done using basketball to promote her real passion. She wants to be a sex symbol.
But Whitlock didn’t stop there. He also questioned Reese’s basketball career, arguing that she will never become an elite player in the WNBA.
What Angel Reese wants to do is use basketball to promote herself as a sex symbol. You know what? I think it’s going to work. I think this thing with Victoria’s Secret, she will start appearing in movies, and potentially end up in TV shows. But she is never going to be an elite basketball player.
These comments echoed the criticism Reese has already faced from some fans, who have asked whether she truly wants to be a top-tier basketball player or simply an Instagram model. Reese has never shied away from that question, responding that her side projects make her far more money than her basketball salary ever could.
The excessive media criticism that worries Angel Reese
Since joining the WNBA, Reese has become one of the media’s favorite targets. In her own podcast, Unapologetically Angel, she revealed how intimidated she feels when facing reporters.
I am terrified of what the media is about to ask. Like it could be the nicest question but it could get flipped.
I don’t want to interview with anybody. … I’d rather take the fine sometimes than talk to the media, because it always gets flipped.
The truth is, female athletes often face much harsher criticism than their male counterparts when they engage in activities outside their sport. For Angel Reese, this has been a constant struggle, one she must deal with day in and day out.
Now, however, she seems to be taking things with more calm and confidence, paying little attention to what the press says about her. As far as she’s concerned, criticism only matters depending on who it comes from.
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