Angel Reese says she wants to own a WNBA team one day and empower women

Another ambitious foray from Reese.

 

Her WNBA career may be only two games old, but Angel Reese already has designs on a long, productive pro career — perhaps unlike anyone before her.

The ambitious Reese is more than a burgeoning star for the Chicago Sky. The proud member of “Tall Girl Twitter” is already worth millions of dollars thanks to her NIL rights, which she leveraged into a bevy of sponsorships and endorsements while she played for the LSU Tigers. But Maryland native Reese’s newest venture hits closer to home.

Reese invests in a new soccer team

As revealed on Tuesday, Reese has become a new investor in DC Power Football Club, a newly-formed side that will soon begin play in the USL Super League — a new eight-team league set to debut later in 2024.

DC Power FC’s ownership group also includes DC United Holdings, which operates the Major League Soccer club DC United. Other local community and business leaders make up the rest of the ownership group, meaning Reese is a unique addition to the owners’ suite.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Reese revealed her delight in claiming an ownership stake in DC Power FC, which she hopes will pave the way for women in pro soccer.

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As a WNBA rookie making under $75,000 this season, Reese is certainly an exception to the norm of “paying to play” the game of sports team ownership — although the stake in DC Power FC has inspired Reese to dream even bigger.

 

Further buoyed perhaps by WNBA legend Sue Bird recently joining the Seattle Storm as a co-owner, Reese told reporters Tuesday that her goal someday is to own her own team in the W.

Seeing as the league is set to expand to 14 teams in the coming seasons, with further expansion possible, that goal might be closer than ever.

After the Indiana Fever’s fourth straight loss, Caitlin Clark showed up late to the postgame press conference while her teammates were already speaking.

Her dramatic attitude drew a snarky comment from Temi Fagbenle, while the full room of reporters watched the moment of tension unfold.

The interaction was picked apart on social media with just as much scrutiny as her play on the court, with one user on Twitter/X pointing out “the showing up late, trying to pull up a chair, the dramatic ass sigh.”

To make matters worse, the press officer for the Fever introduced the No. 1 pick as “late arrival Caitlin Clark” before Fagbenle delivered her feisty remark.

“Thanks for showing up,” the 6-foot-4 forward sarcastically said to the rookie.

Fever still seeking first win of 2024

Although Clark, Fagbenle and Kelsey Mitchell seemed to be all smiles about the joke, the star player’s late arrival to the press conference indicated that she is starting to feel the pressure of the media in a new way after losing four straight games to open the 2024 WNBA season.

Indiana got its closest attempt at tasting victory against the Connecticut Sun on Monday night in Indianapolis, but poor late game execution ultimately led to an 88-84 defeat. Clark scored 17 points and dished out five assists, and also suffered a twisted ankle and her first technical foul.

They will attempt to patch things up on Wednesday against the Seattle Storm, the Fever’s first opponent this season that did not make the playoffs in 2023.