WNBA deletes social media post showing Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers betting on game
<p>NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams "missed the mark," the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" >WNBA</a> said Thursday.</p><p>The players won't be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.</p><p>The league posted the initial video from All-Star Weekend, days before Bueckers' Dallas Wings and Reese's Atlanta Dream were set to play Wednesday night.
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<p>NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams "missed the mark," the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" >WNBA</a> said Thursday.</p><p>The players won't be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.</p><p>The league posted the initial video from All-Star Weekend, days before Bueckers' Dallas Wings and Reese's Atlanta Dream were set to play Wednesday night. The clip featured Bueckers and Reese placing what appeared to be a personal wager on the game. It was presented with the caption, "We did?" with a laughing emoji followed by, "Paige Bueckers on the bet she made with Angel Reese at All-Star Weekend on tonight's matchup."</p><p>The WNBA moved quickly to delete the message, but not before it was shared on social media.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LMAOO THEY DELETED <a href="https://t.co/1VnX0tUEh2">https://t.co/1VnX0tUEh2</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZNQAvHLJZD">pic.twitter.com/ZNQAvHLJZD</a></p>— correlation (@nosyone4) <a href="https://x.com/nosyone4/status/2082599409481637967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>"While the social media post was intended to be lighthearted, WNBA players are well aware of the league's policies prohibiting betting on WNBA games and receive training every year reinforcing those policies," a league spokesperson said Thursday.
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- <p>NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams "missed the mark," the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" >WNBA</a> said Thursday.</p><p>The players won't be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.</p><p>The league posted the initial video from All-Star Weekend, days before Bueckers' Dallas Wings and Reese's Atlanta Dream were set to play Wednesday night.
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