Angel Reese opened up about her contentious relationship with the media during an episode of her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, saying she’d relatively get fined than talk with reporters because her answers find yourself getting twisted.
“Seriously, I’d relatively take the high-quality sometimes relatively than talking to the media since it all the time gets flipped,” Reese said throughout the episode released Thursday.
“For me, the media is absolutely scary. That’s why I actually have never been on anybody else’s podcast. I’m scared to do stuff like that because I know the way things could get flipped.”
Reese, who just finished her second season with the Sky, has been the middle of headlines dating back to her collegiate profession at LSU and continuing once she was drafted by Chicago — for what was labeled a rivalry with Caitlin Clark, for comments in regards to the growth of the WNBA and more.
Near the tip of the disastrous campaign, Reese called out her teammates and not-so-subtly hinted at potentially needing to go in a “different direction.”
Her exit interview following the Sky’s season was later canceled
“I’m very vocal about what we want and what I need,” Reese told the Chicago Tribune last month, while also saying she didn’t wish to “settle for a similar s–t we did this yr” with the Sky en path to a 10-34 record.
“I’d prefer to be here for my profession, but when things don’t pan out, obviously I might need to maneuver in a unique direction and do what’s best for me. But while I’m here, I’m going to attempt to stay open-minded about what I actually have here and maximize that as much as I can.”
Reese said her comments were taken out of context, but she was suspended for the primary half of a game in consequence and ended up missing the remaining of the season attributable to a lingering back injury, too.
“Even before the sport, I’m scared of what the media is about to ask,” Reese said on her podcast with guest Taylor Rooks. “It could possibly be the nicest query, nevertheless it’s going to get flipped or put into a unique light or a unique perspective. It’s like, are you here intentionally to start out mess or are you intentionally here to ask a matter?
“It’s really tough for me, especially within the media. It’s like, I don’t wish to do an interview with anybody. I get excited for certain people, like a Taylor [Rooks]. Certain people I do know I can check with, but I’ll take the high-quality.”
Reese averaged 14.6 points and 12.7 rebounds per game during her second campaign and made a second consecutive WNBA All-Star Game.
She appeared within the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show earlier this week.
