Angel Reese Earns Praise After Off-Court Announcement on Thursday

Angel Reese Earns Praise After Off-Court Announcement on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Chicago Sky are entering the 2025 WNBA All-Star break with a 7-15 record. This places them in 11th place in the league standings and several games behind the Las Vegas Aces for the final spot in the playoffs.

Second-year forward Angel Reese has put together another highly productive campaign this season. She earned her second consecutive All-Star nod after averaging 14.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 21 games for the Sky.

On Thursday, Reese made an off-the-court announcement, which is that she is hosting a back-to-school event for kids in Chicago. She will be handing out free backpacks and school supplies to over 1,000 students and will have various other activities at the event.

Fans were quick to praise Reese for this move, as they felt that she was investing in her community outside of basketball. Several took to the comments to laud the second-year star for this announcement.

"I love what you're doing in the community!" one fan wrote.

"Humble !!!! To the top !!!" another fan added.

"Amazing 🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾," a fan chimed in.

"You're a real one, Angel," another commented.

"God bless you all for doing this!!!! 🙏🏾," a fan responded.

"Always giving back ♥️," another pointed out.

"Thank you @angelreese5," one fan replied. "This is wonderful! May God continue to bless you! 💛🙏🏽✨."

"Real one👏🏽," another said. "Love this❤️❤️."

Reese, barring injury, will participate in the All-Star Game on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET for Team Collier. She and the Sky will be back in action on July 22 against the Minnesota Lynx.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.