Chicago Sky Coach Has Thoughts About Angel Reese Attending Met Gala

In a brand new assertion, Sky head coach Tyler Marsh mirrored on how he feels about Angel Reese lacking apply to attend the Met Gala, a star-studded vogue occasion, with a Chicago sports activities publication.

In a submit shared to X, previously Twitter, a Chicago sports activities reporter up to date their followers in regards to the Sky’s preseason happenings. They additionally posted about how Reese, one of many workforce’s largest names, wasn’t in attendance throughout their May fifth apply as a result of she’s visiting New York City for this yr’s Met Gala.

Head coach Tyler Marsh, who beforehand labored for the Las Vegas Aces, opened up about Reese’s off-court obligations and stated he and his employees have been more than pleased to help her.

“She puts in a ton of work during the season and in the offseason, extra work,” Marsh stated. “She communicated to her teammates that she would be [at the Met Gala], and as an organization, we’re in support of everyone on and off the court. It’s a great experience, a great opportunity for her, and we’re in support of it.”

Marsh continued, “Any time that we can showcase and highlight the personalities of the players of our league, no matter what team they’re from, I think it’s a good thing for the league. So we want to continue to increase the popularity on and off the court.”

Reese’s attendance on the 2025 Met Gala will not be the primary time the strolling double-double has been underneath the intense lights.

In 2024, Reese made headlines for a similar motive — lacking one of many Sky’s preseason practices for the Met earlier than returning to the Windy City the following day to assist her teammates defeat the New York Liberty.

She walked the purple carpet in a customized blue costume designed by the British label, 16Arlington.

Although Reese made headlines by being one of many solely WNBA gamers to stroll the Met Gala purple carpet, not everybody was enthusiastic about her extracurricular actions.

The Bayou Barbie, who won a national championship with Kim Mulkey at LSU in 2023, acquired criticism from watchers who felt that she was putting basketball and her teammates behind her further alternatives.

However, Reese clapped back, urging everybody to “maximize” their “24 hours.”

After her dominating efficiency over the Liberty, the place she scored 13 factors and snagged 5 rebounds, Reese posted one other remark.

“So now y’all can delete them drafts & tweets saying I shouldn’t have gone to the met gala & I can’t do both. I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME,” she wrote.

After gracing the duvet of Vogue originally of 2025, Reese mentioned how her plan has at all times been to be a powerhouse basketball participant and a vogue icon.

“It’s always been both—basketball and fashion,” she stated, explaining that she’s had an affinity for clothes since she was a younger woman.

“I liked to carry a purse. Hair done. I wanted to look put together. I still do. I used to watch ‘America’s Next Top Model’ with Tyra [Banks] and practice my walk in the living room.”