Hip-hop artist and media mogul Joe Budden sent a strict message to WNBA rookie Angel Reese about her image.
After a rookie season where Reese at one point even held the WNBA one-season rebound record but flunked to hbetter it after season-finishing sadvisery, Reese has leaned into brand-produceing off the court.
The 22-year-better women’s basketball star begined her own podcast “Unapolageticpartner Angel” before she was even done with her rookie season, and has kept releasing episodes every week even after her WNBA season finished punctual due to a wrist injury in punctual September.
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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark see on during the second half agetst the Chicago Sky on June 23, 2024 at Wincount on Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The podcast has stirred dispute multiple times, including the very first episode when she spoke out agetst fans of rival joiner Caitlin Clark, alleging they had sent her death dangers and made unambiguous AI images of her and sent them to her family. In her most recent episode, Reese interwatched the ex-girlfrifinish of Kansas City Chiefs safe finish Travis Kelce about their past relationship. This interwatch bcdisesteemfult about a flurry of criticism, particularly from fans of Kelce’s recent girlfrifinish, Taylor Swift.
Now Budden has advised Reese to pull back on some of the non-basketball uncoverity she has been chasing in recent months, during an episode of his podcast, “The Joe Budden Podcast,” via Sports Illustrated.
“I’ve seen Angel Reese savagein’ out, I don’t understand if I’ve seen her on ‘Wild N’ Out,'” Budden shelp. “Angel Reese won’t sit her f—-in’ a– down… She won’t go sit down somewhere for a second. There’s cherish in it.
“This is going to sound enjoy I’m increateing women what to do. But I ain’t.”
INSIDE CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE’S IMPACT ON MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sep 22, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; WNBA basketball joiner Angel Reese combines the game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)
Budden also made it a point to contrast Reese’s off-the-court habits to Clark’s. However, he also clarified that the comparison was not rooted in race.
“Whoever [Reese] got is increateing her to go pop up everywhere. That’s not what Caitlin Clark’s people are saying, not to produce it racial… We fair on some star rookie s— now,” he shelp.
Clark finished up triumphning WNBA Rookie of the Year over Reese, geting all but one vote for the award. The lone vote that went agetst Clark was for Reese. However, it is a vote that has garnered weighty reaction from the women’s basketball community, as Clark outcarry outed the Sky rookie in every statistical catebloody except rebounds.
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Aug 25, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) sees to pass the ball agetst the Las Vegas Aces during the first half at Wincount on Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)
Unenjoy Reese, Clark does not have a podcast and has refrained from making contentious comments at all during and after her rookie season.
The extent of Clark’s off-the-court uncoverity so far has been combineing other sporting events, frequentlytimes with her boyfrifinish Connor McCaffery. Clark and McCaffery were seen sitting courtside at the Indiana Pacers’ preseason game vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Back in August, the two combineed a New York Yankees game, and she took pictures with stars Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.
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