Chicago Sky fans have hailed the appointment of Courtney Paris as assistant coach as they predicted her arrival will be “perfect” for Angel Reese’s development.

The 37-year-old makes the move to Illinois after embarking coaching roles with the Dallas Wings and the Oklahoma Sooners after calling time on her playing days. During a glittering career on the floor, the retired center won the WNBA title once, while earning the league’s rebounding champion honors on two occasions.

Prior to her professional days, Paris enjoyed a record-breaking collegiate career too, setting a new NCAA all-time haul for consecutive double-doubles with 112. Prior to being drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs back in 2009, she also became the first player in college basketball history to tally up 2,500 career points and 2,000 career rebounds.

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With these achievements in mind, Sky fans have been left convinced that Paris is the perfect appointment as they predicted she will prove a positive influence for starlet Reese. The youngster too set new standards in her maiden WNBA season last term – setting new league records for single-season double-double, alongside the SEC single-season record for rebounds.

Predicting a fruitful partnership between the assistant coach and power forward, one fan took to social media to hail the news of Paris’ arrival in Chicago, saying: “Oooh she’s going to help Reese and Kamilla,” as a second said: “That’s a win for Angel,” while another added: “OH THIS IS GOING TO BE DYNAMITE!!!”

Meanwhile, another fan pointed out that move is good news for Kamilla Cardoso also, saying: “This should be a good move for Reese and Cardoso,” as a fourth said: “Perfect for Angel, before another confident fan remarked: “Angel about to average 25 rebounds a game.”

WNBA superstar Angel Reese has been back in the lab preparing for the inaugural season of Undisputed and her sophomore campaign with the Chicago Sky. Critics say Reese is too busy on social media or attending high-profile events, but that has never been the case.

She has been working hard in the gym to improve her game and today she shared a brief look on the court at the footwear she’s been rocking.

Reese is one of the faces of Reebok’s basketball division, which recently announced a partnership with the WNBA.

As one of the faces of the brand, Reese is set to get a signature shoe. Unfortunately, she will have to wait until 2026 for her signature shoe to drop, so in the meantime, she will be rolling out new PEs.

Reese showed off her new Reebok ERS PE which is in Chicago Sky colors with her signature “A” logo on the tongue.

If this is how we are starting the PE rollouts, the signature sneaker is going to be a home run.

Since ending her first year in the W, Reese has been making appearances all around the sports and fashion world.

After a brief NFL tour that included stops to watch the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, her hometown Baltimore Ravens in Maryland, and a return to Chicago to take in some Bears action, Reese turned heads at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Despite her season being cut short, Reese led the WNBA in rebounds per game (13.1), was named a WNBA All-Star, set a WNBA record for consecutive double-doubles (15), and became the fastest player in league history to reach 20 double-doubles in their career.\

Angel Reese has become such a big star on and off the basketball court the last two years that she’s cultivated fans in the most unlikely places.

In a recent episode of her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, Reese went into detail about a particularly creepy admirer she had when she was a star at LSU. At the time, the “Bayou Barbie” caught the attention of some men who were incarcerated, and one of them was particularly persistent in reaching out to her.

“When I was in college, somehow, some way, these men in jail used to send letters – like love letters. Somehow, one of them got my address, my mom’s address. And my mom had to like do all that and call the police and all that,” Reese said, via Fox News Digital.

“He talking about, ‘When I get out I’m coming for you. I’m going to be with you. We going to have kids.’ Sir, take a timeout.”

“People are crazy,” Reese added after he guest, singer/actress Coco Jones, suggested that the man have additional prison time tacked on for “scary behavior.”

Obviously, it’s good that Reese and her family stopped this early, because things could have gotten quite scary if the man ever did get out of jail.

The No. 7 overall pick in this year’s WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, Reese lived up to the billing as a rookie. She averaged 13.6 points and a league-high 13.1 rebounds per game in 34 contests before her season was cut short by a wrist injury.

“Basically, the doctors told me that I could either not get surgery or have surgery. The risk of not having surgery – I could literally have arthritis at 22 years old. That wasn’t an option,” Reese said in September. “The bone could literally crack and completely shatter. Right now, it’s like a hairline. They’re going to put a small screw in it.”

Reese was also one of only two first-year players named to the WNBA All-Star Game, along with Caitlin Clark. The sky is the limit for her, no pun intended, in 2025 and beyond.

Grind mode on! After cutting her WNBA rookie season short due to a wrist injury, Angel Reese is wasting no time prepping for her comeback. For now, she is gearing up as the Unrivaled League is on the horizon. She’s pulling out all the stops—starting with enlisting an elite trainer.

And not just any trainer, but David Alexander, who famously worked with big names like LeBron James in the past.

Alexander recently shared a clip of their session, captioning it, “𝐇𝐄𝐑! @angelreese5 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 / 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 Perfecting the kinematic sequence to the seven general movement patterns. #staytuned.”

Saturday night was Colorado Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter’s moment when his name was called as the Heisman Trophy winner. Some, however, are blowing up a non-issue surrounding his fiancée Leanna Lenee and her initial reaction when Hunter won.

Nothing will take away from Hunter’s name being forever etched in college football lore. His fiancée Lenee, who has been by his side for his entire college ride, also became a story for her jaw-dropping fit on the night. Rightly so there.

There are those, however, in the media who are trying to make a controversy over nothing involving Lenee. A video surfaced of Lenee not standing immediately when Deion and Hunter’s mom Ferrante Harris — who had a sweet moment of her own with Lenee — did. Deion appeared to pat her on the back or put his arm near her and then she stood. Immediately trolls were saying he had to force her to stand. When Hunter came her way for an emotional embrace she stood right up to greet him. The fact media outlets are writing on a perceived action is shameful.

Even Chicago Sky All-Star Angel Reese took to X (Formerly Twitter) to defend Lenee.

Reese is right that we do not know their relationship and shouldn’t assume. Hunter is obviously madly in love with Lenee — just look at what he did for her 23rd birthday in Mexico for a surprise — and that’s all that matters. Lenee has been there for him and he thanked her in the very first lines of his acceptance speech:

“First, I want to thank my fiancé and my mother. They’ve been with me since the first time I had surgery my first year of college. They never took a step away from me. All the hard hours, all the hard days, all the time.”

Here’s the moment everyone is talking about that really isn’t a controversy at all.

There’s nothing to suggest he forced her to get up. She could’ve been lost in the moment, or just simply waiting for Hunter to get there. They were also clearly a happy couple together afterward.

Angel Reese had the right take. Shame on those who published an article bashing Lenee in such a happy moment for her and Hunter.

Angel Reese has had her say about the awkward reaction of Travis Hunter’s fiancee to the Colorado star’s Heisman Trophy win that went viral on social media.

Angel Reese weighed in after a video surfaced on social media that showed Travis Hunter’s fiancee, Leanna Lenee, in an unfavorable light. The Buffaloes’ two-way star outshone Ashton Jeanty, Dillon Gabriel, and Cam Ward to clinch college football’s most prestigious award.

Understandably, Hunter and his entourage were overwhelmed with emotion. The star was seen shedding tears as he ascended the stage to accept his trophy. Alongside Hunter, Deion and Shedeur Sanders —the 21-year-old’s coach and quarterback, respectively—also reveled in the joy of seeing the young star claim the trophy.

But fans were drawn to Lenee’s reaction following Hunter’s victory. As the Sanderses and Hunter’s family rose to celebrate, the aforementioned video captured Lenee remaining seated, smiling and applauding as Hunter received accolades from his peers.

Observing Lenee seated while Hunter was being celebrated, Deion seemingly prompted Lenee to rise. After embracing her man, she then quickly resumed her seat as Hunter continued to hug those closest to him, including Deion and Shedeur.

Social media users voiced their opinions, but Reese was swift to offer her perspective on the situation, reminding fans that they are not privy to the dynamics of Hunter and Lenee’s relationship.

“Leave that girl alone and let them be happy damn!” Reese declared on her social media account, sparking fan debates over Hunter’s romance with Lenee. “You know she wrong for not standing up,” one fan expressed their concern, while another remarked, “But that’s you boy I understand.”

The conversation didn’t stop there; another individual suggested they were just concerned for Hunter’s best interest. “I normally would agree Sister, but my Unc senses say that love is not genuine,” one wrote in response to Reese’s post. Many argued over the validity of Hunter’s relationship with comments like, “We’re worried for Nephew. Just like we’d be worried for you if you popped out with a questionable spouse. It’s no malice from most folks we just don’t want him to get taken.”

Other fans disapproved of the unwarranted attention. One wrote: “Can’t believe so many ‘adults’ are caught up, and invested in, a relationship they know NOTHING about.”

Reese didn’t limit her social media activity to addressing Hunter and Lenee’s relationship — she also shared an emotional reaction to Hunter’s recent accolade: “Why am I crying? I’m so happy for Travis man!”