{"id":1695,"date":"2025-06-21T07:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1695\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:10:13","slug":"angel-reese-makes-wnba-all-star-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1695\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Makes WNBA All-Star Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/chicago-sky\/chicago-sky-angel-reese-makes-wnba-all-star-admission-on-friday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Angel Reese Makes WNBA All-Star Admission;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Angel Reese Makes WNBA All-Star Admission<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the WNBA released the first returns in fan voting for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, which will take place on July 19 at\u00a0Gainbridge Fieldhouse,\u00a0the home of the Indiana Fever.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese&#8217;s place in the fan voting raised some eyebrows and brought up some feelings for the Chicago Sky forward.<\/p>\n<p>She is the only player in the WNBA this season averaging a double-double, putting up 11.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and\u00a03.6 assists\u00a0per game.<\/p>\n<p>Reese, who was selected as an All-Star during her rookie season in 2024, ranked 13th overall with\u00a0173,363 votes. She trailed the likes of Napheesa Collier and A&#8217;Ja Wilson among frontcourt options. Fever guard Caitlin Clark currently holds the No. 1 spot with\u00a0515,993 votes.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Chicago Sky player Angel Reese reacts during the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game.Mark J&amp;period; Rebilas-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c0cb4379f5596b04eb5cf4228f82b333.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Sky player Angel Reese reacts during the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game.Mark J&amp;period; Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Reese was the most-voted Sky player, while her teammate Kamilla Cardoso came in at No. 22 with\u00a095,986 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cardoso is averaging 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting 51.9 percent for the struggling Sky, who enter Saturday&#8217;s game against the Phoenix Mercury with a 3-8 record.<\/p>\n<p>The possibility of Cardoso joining her in Indianapolis made Reese recall a major downside of her experience at the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of (Cardoso),&#8221; Reese said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ay0s_8n9H1g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:when asked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">when asked<\/a> about her teammate&#8217;s candidacy on Friday. &#8220;I think she should get the All-Star. I hope she\u2019s there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year it was kind of sad I wasn\u2019t with anybody there,&#8221; Reese admitted.\u00a0&#8220;Hopefully I can have somebody that I really, really know there (this year).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reese played for Team WNBA against Team USA in last year&#8217;s All-Star Game in Phoenix, where she was the only player included from Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Her team included a starting five of Clark, Arike Ogunbowale, DeWanna Bonner, Nneka Ogwumike and Jonquel Jones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/angel-reese-issues-reminder-hailey-011414181.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Angel Reese Issues Reminder to Hailey Van Lith Amid Chicago Sky Struggles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Angel Reese Issues Reminder to Hailey Van Lith Amid Chicago Sky Struggles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/wnba-fans-refuse-accept-truth-192836594.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: WNBA Fans Refuse To Accept Truth About Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: WNBA Fans Refuse To Accept Truth About Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/chicago-sky\/chicago-sky-angel-reese-makes-wnba-all-star-admission-on-friday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Makes WNBA All-Star Admission originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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