The first game of the newly launched Unrivaled 3-on-3 women’s basketball league brought plenty of excitement and laughter on Friday.
Unrivaled is co-founded by Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty.
Angel Reese is a member of the Rose Basketball Club alongside WNBA stars Brittney Sykes, Lexie Hull, Chelsea Gray, and Kahleah Copper.
The team’s first game against the Vinyl Basketball Club came down to the wire with Vinyl winning 79-73. Reese finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds and five turnovers.
yeah i ain’t blame caitlin clark for not wanting to be involved w this, worse than street hoops ?? pic.twitter.com/LdtKYQ9148
— LeLakers 2??3?? ? (@LeLaker) January 18, 2025
X (Twitter) users noticed Reese’s game hasn’t improved at all since her rookie season in the WNBA.
One WNBA fan said Reese could be a great player if she spent more time in the gym than she does twerking.
Another person wrote: “Reese finished with a Roses team-high 14 rebs, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls, shot just 3-of-7 (42%) from field — got benched for most of 4Q as Roses nearly came back to win on Elam Ending time. Same old Angel.”
A third person wrote: “She should be working on footwork and balance instead of three pointers. AR is an amazing rebounder but she’s out of control most of the time.”
In the first inaugural game, Collier’s Lunar Owls beat Stewart’s Mist 84-80.
The league’s launch “was everything we were hoping for,” Collier said after the game.
But fans say Unrivaled missed the star power of the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever superstar decided to sit out the first season for much needed rest.
The six-team Unrivaled league runs two months before the championship game on March 17.
Ya don’t realize this girl the Jake Paul of the wnba ? She’s not a real hooper bro she literally juss a model who’s using the wnba as more clout , this girl cannot hoop and it’s sad that it can be confusing to the non ball fans becuz u see her on magazines and think she’s nice.
— Chris (@Chrisknickss) January 18, 2025
Horrible ??? doing all that podcasting and never worked on her game???????????????????
— EGG (@kingegg41) January 18, 2025
AR just lives rent free in your little minds. Remember hating pays too ?
— Mendoza. (@MendozaOdalys) January 18, 2025
