All-Star Angel Reese sky-high and living the Dream; says double-doubles 'don't matter' without winning
<p>No way Angel Reese was going to miss a chance to capture a moment Friday with <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/24/obama-wnba-all-star-game-changemaker" target="_blank" >former President Barack Obama</a>, who dropped in on the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" target="_blank" >WNBA</a>’s All-Stars before their media duties got underway at the Obama Presidential Center.</p><p>“Gotta get your pic,” Reese said. “Not everybody’s going to meet Barack.”</p><p>The truth is Reese, the former <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> firebrand now playing in Atlanta, vibed even more with former first lady Michelle Obama, on whose podcast she appeared as a guest in April.</p><p>“She made me feel the empowerment of what [being] a woman is like, to go through so many different things, to be in front of the world and have your back against the wall and go against the odds [with] everything she was doing.
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<p>No way Angel Reese was going to miss a chance to capture a moment Friday with <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/24/obama-wnba-all-star-game-changemaker" target="_blank" >former President Barack Obama</a>, who dropped in on the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" target="_blank" >WNBA</a>’s All-Stars before their media duties got underway at the Obama Presidential Center.</p><p>“Gotta get your pic,” Reese said. “Not everybody’s going to meet Barack.”</p><p>The truth is Reese, the former <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> firebrand now playing in Atlanta, vibed even more with former first lady Michelle Obama, on whose podcast she appeared as a guest in April.</p><p>“She made me feel the empowerment of what [being] a woman is like, to go through so many different things, to be in front of the world and have your back against the wall and go against the odds [with] everything she was doing. She gave me a lot of advice, so I appreciate Michelle. She poured so much into me, and I’m just really happy.”</p><p>Reese wasn’t always thrilled with things in Chicago, where the Sky went 13-27 and 10-34 in her two seasons.
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- <p>No way Angel Reese was going to miss a chance to capture a moment Friday with <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/24/obama-wnba-all-star-game-changemaker" target="_blank" >former President Barack Obama</a>, who dropped in on the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" target="_blank" >WNBA</a>’s All-Stars before their media duties got underway at the Obama Presidential Center.</p><p>“Gotta get your pic,” Reese said. “Not everybody’s going to meet Barack.”</p><p>The truth is Reese, the former <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> firebrand now playing in Atlanta, vibed even more with former first lady Michelle Obama, on whose podcast she appeared as a guest in April.</p><p>“She made me feel the empowerment of what [being] a woman is like, to go through so many different things, to be in front of the world and have your back against the wall and go against the odds [with] everything she was doing.
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All-Star Angel Reese sky-high and living the Dream; says double-doubles 'don't matter' without winning
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