Angel ReeseHis younger brother may be a robber.
Chicago Heavenly Rookie His brother, 21-year-old Maryland men's basketball player Julian Reese, responded to the video, claiming he is not a natural left-hander.
“We both shoot left-handed, but he's actually right-handed. He just wanted to shoot like me, so he accidentally chose the left hand,” Julian said in an interview with NBA Future Starts Now.
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Whether or not Reese is a natural left-hander has been a topic of debate among women's basketball fans since her college career.
have a full page The TikTok videos are titled: “Since when is Angel Ridge left-handed?” Dedicated to discussing this topic in detail, with many posts featuring footage of him using both hands on the basketball court.
In January 2023, Reese himself admitted that he is actually right-handed Posted on controversy.
“I'm really right-handed IYKTYK (if you know, you know),” Reese wrote.
However, despite this history of being right-handed, Rees suggested that his younger brother had lied to his claims.
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Phoenix Mercury #0 Natasha Cloud posts against Chicago Sky #5 Angel Reese during the first half of a WNBA game on August 15, 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Melissa Tamez/ICON Sportswear via Getty Images)
“My little brother, you're not lying, I changed hands because I wanted to be like you, stop it,” Reese said. on x In response to the interview
However, Reese generally identifies as an anxious person.
Julian and Angel grew up playing basketball together in Maryland and both attended the same high school in St. Frances Academy in Baltimore.
Julian is a star senior forward for the Maryland Terrapins, averaging 13.7 points and 9.5 rebounds last season.
Meanwhile, Angel suffered a season-ending left wrist injury before the end of her first WNBA season. Reese was unable to maintain the record for most rebounds in a season after breaking the record earlier this season. However, after he was injured, league MVP A'ja Wilson broke Reese's record and claimed it for himself.
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Angel Reese attends “Prelude to the Olympic Games” at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris. (Julien M. Hechemian/Getty Images dla LVMH x Vogue x NBC)
However, this did not prevent Ridge from winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, even though he was statistically worse than Clark in every category except rebounding. Clarke was denied one vote by the fifth Rookie of the Year in WNBA history.
The injury doesn't stop Reese from promoting himself on his podcast, “Unapologetically Angel.”
The podcast has repeatedly sparked controversy, including in the first episode when he spoke out against fans of rival contestant Caitlin Clarke, claiming they had threatened him with death and created explicit AI photos of him and sent them to his family. In his latest episode, Reese interviewed former Kansas City Chiefs girlfriend Travis Kelce about their past relationship. This interview brought A storm of criticismEspecially from fans of Kelce's new girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
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