WNBA All-Star Angel Reese has signed a multi-year partnership extension with sportswear brand Reebok and will be launching her own signature sneaker in 2026.

The move will mean that Reese becomes only the second WNBA player to receive a signature shoe from the brand. Reese joins other female basketball stars with signature shoe deals, including Breanna Stewart with Puma and Caitlin Clark with Nike.

Commenting on working on her signature shoe, Reese said in a statement: “We’ve already kicked off the design process, and it means the world to me to have Reebok’s full support and confidence with this shoe and overall partnership.

“A signature shoe has always been a dream of mine, and I want all the young girls out there to remember that anything is possible.”

The announcement follows Reese’s first collaborative footwear and apparel collection, ‘Reebok by Angel,’ which launched in August, and Reebok unveiling its first new performance basketball sneaker since the early 2010s, the ‘Engine A,’ slated for release in spring of 2025.

Reebok sees basketball as a focal point of its long-term strategy plan to reclaim its position as a dominant player in sport and sports culture, and Reese signing an extension comes on the heels of three new player signings by Reebok Basketball, including 5-star NIL prospect, Nate Amentt, the youngest pro hooper in USA history Dink Pate, and Bulls rookie star Matas Buzelis.

WNBA superstar Angel Reese debuted her ‘Blonde Barbie’ makeover on the red carpet at a fashion awards show.

Angel Reese did not only emerge as a WNBA superstar during her rookie season with the Chicago Sky, she established herself as a force in the fashion industry.

During the WNBA preseason, Angel appeared at the Met Gala after announcing her decision to enter the draft on the cover of Vogue.

She even jetted off to Paris for the Summer Olympics and attended the pre-Olympic Louis Vuitton party. That party gave the world the link-up that no one knew they needed when Angel rubbed shoulders with Grammy winner Tyla.

Now, she’s making her mark on the fashion world once again with a dramatic makeover on the red carpet of the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards.

Angel debuted her new “Blonde Barbie” look.

Angel Reese just cannot miss.

Reese’s historic season came to a premature end, but she still made a major impact on the WNBA.

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.

Now, we’ll have to wait until January 2025 when Unrivaled tips off in Miami to see Reese return to the court.

Angel Reese went old Hollywood at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday in New York. The Chicago Sky player evoked 1950s starlets like Marilyn Monroe in a strapless Simkhai gown featuring a slit skirt and a matching fur coat.

Reese added on black patent leather heels and chunky diamond-encrusted jewelry, including a necklace and rings. She debuted platinum blond tresses, which she styled with curtain bangs. Her makeup included lip gloss and a pop of pink blush.

Like other WNBA stars, Reese has cultivated a high fashion following since going pro. In May, she was a guest at the annual Met Gala, which is widely regarded as fashion’s super bowl. She’s also been dressed by brands such as Diesel and Alexander Wang, displaying her designer “tunnel fits” ahead of the Sky’s games.

Recently, on her Instagram Live, Angel Reese came forward to spill her financial troubles. Mocking her WNBA salary, the Sky rookie opined that she wouldn’t have been able to afford her rent if she were only dependent on her salary. While it did spark the WNBA salary debate, especially since the players opted out of the CBA after that, what didn’t sit right with two reporters was the way she taunted her remuneration.

On Sunday’s episode of Come And Talk 2 Me, Kianna Nycole joined hands with Treasure Wilson to take a dig at Reese and how she communicated her salary, which had the fans thinking if the 22-year-old really felt undervalued.

“It was just very right… you know just nonchalant, off the cuff. Like ‘Oh, yeah! I’m living beyond my means.’ Like it’s cute. It’s fun. And so it’s just like… I don’t know… it just left me confused. I feel like confidentiality would have been the best option here. We didn’t need all that especially if it doesn’t seem like you’re necessarily bothered right by it. I just think she could have used her platform in a better way if she wanted to convey some sort of message for sure,” Nycole stated, via Come And Talk 2 Me.

“I just hope y’all know the WNBA doesn’t pay my bills at all. I don’t even think it pays one of my bills, literally,” Reese had confessed on Instagram Live recently. She also divulged that her rent in Chicago (since she must have shifted base once she was drafted by the Sky this season) was around $8,000. Doing quick math, she realized that she pays $96K in rent whereas her salary is less than that.

Wilson agreed with Nycole’s point of view, adding that “there are some girls making less than you. Who are like dang like what you mean like only 74,000 like it, like to me, like and that’s why I’m saying get your money, sis. Get your money because you’re getting that base salary, you’re getting your endorsement, social media.” Plus, Wilson added that it was somewhere tone-deaf.

Additionally, Reese pointed out that, “I’m living beyond my means.” Apart from disparaging her salary, “I don’t even know my salary—74 [thousand]?” Notably, Reese has a four-year deal with the Chicago Sky worth $324,383. As part of the agreement, she would be making $73,439 during her rookie season. Meanwhile, even Barbara Corcoran dismissed her problems.

Barbara Corcoran slams Angel Reese for her rant

Corcoran recently gave an interview with TMZ Sportz where she subtly stated that Reese’s issues didn’t amount to much. For the unversed, Corcoran had founded the Real estate company The Corcoran Group which operated in New York. And one of the marketing plans of the $100 million celebrity was mailing the prospective clients the average price of an apartment in NY. Hence, going by her experience she is the apt person to comment on rent in the USA.

“$8,000 a month in Chicago, she’s lucky she gets a kitchen for it… Thank God she’s not moving to New York. Here, she’d pay $12,000 for the same apartment. So, it could be worse,” Corcoran revealed while expressing that “paying $8,000 a month in the Windy City ain’t too shabby!!”

And now Reese has been checked one more time. While her problems did strike a chord with her fans, they failed to do so with trained analysts and celebs. Hopefully, next time Reese will make sure to express herself in a better way.

Angel Reese has been wearing many hats since winning a national championship at LSU: record-setting WNBA rookie, entrepreneur, an advertiser and sponsor’s dream.

Through it all, Angel Reese has remained unapologetically herself.

So, when she says something, she means it. When she does something, it’s because she wants to. And, according to her latest Instagram Story, it appears she wanted to make a major change.

Angel gave a sneak peek at a drastic hairstyle change.

In a photo uploaded to Instagram, Angel shows of a new blonde ‘do.

You have to respect a bold move.

Angel Reese has been a trendsetter in the WNBA fashion game, so you can be sure people are paying attention when she makes a statement.

Reese’s historic season came to a premature end, but she still made a major impact on the WNBA.

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.

Now, we’ll have to wait until January 2025 when Unrivaled tips off in Miami to see Reese return to the court.