Angel Reese is known for being a rebound magnet on the Chicago Sky. She recorded a single-season league record 446 rebounds in her rookie year.
One sore point for the second-year Power Forward is that many of her rebounds come from her own missed shots and layups from the post. It’s a point of contention for Reese and her fan base.
On Thursday night, Reese gave ammunition to her critics on a play in the first quarter against the New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena. Reese awkwardly put up multiple missed shot attempts while rebounding the ball five times before eventually passing to her teammate on the perimeter.
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese rebounded five straight times
Angel Reese doing Angel Reese things. pic.twitter.com/oiH7yQTRay
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) May 23, 2025
Fans joke about the five-rebound effort
One has to admire the effort and hustle of Reese, but she should have looked for a teammate earlier on the play.
Reese ended the first quarter 0-of-5 shooting with zero points and seven rebounds.
Fans on social media gave Reese a hard time for the rough segment in the post.
“Laying bricks!,” wrote a fan. “5 them boards off her own missed right under the basket.”
“Rebounding ones own missed shots is an interesting way to tally rebounds,” posted another.
“Sad, AR talks a big game but Caitlin Clarke is worth watching,” suggested a poster.
“I see why she gets so many rebounds,” believes a fan.
“She has to do this on purpose to increase her rebound numbers, right,” wrote a poster who thinks the rebounds might be a conspiracy.
“Can’t wait to hear how she had 15 rebounds and is crazy good! What a joke. She’s so mid!!!,” posted another.
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