Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese launched the debut episode of her podcast, “Unapologetically Angel” last week. She didn’t shy away from talking about her personal life.
Reese, the No. 7 pick from this year’s WNBA Draft, revealed that she’s no longer very close with former LSU teammate Flau’jae Johnson.
Before people could jump to conclusions, Reese made it clear that she still supports Johnson. They’re just not in constant contact.
“I still support Flau’jae. We aren’t as close as we used to be. And there’s no hard feelings or anything, but we aren’t as close as we used to be,” Reese said. “That’s why people always expect us to still be posting each other and stuff like that. But, like, we aren’t as close.
“It happens. You don’t have the best relationships with everybody and don’t always continue relationships with people. So I wish her the best always, and I’m always gonna support her… but yeah, there’s no love lost.”
Reese also revealed in her podcast that she felt bad for Hailey Van Lith, another former teammate of hers from LSU.
Johnson confirmed that she’s not that close with Reese anymore.
“Yeah, me and Angel, we aren’t as close as we used to be,” Johnson said during an interview with the New York Post. “But I still support her 1000 percent. I was proud of her, just being in the W and breaking records.”
Johnson will be asked to lead LSU’s basketball team, especially with Reese out of the picture. She proved last season that she’s more than capable of doing just that, averaging 14.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
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