Angel Reese Corrects a Fan Who Called Her 'Angela' Courtside: 'My Name Is Angel'
On Friday evening, November 6, WNBA star Angel Reese was sitting courtside at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, watching the New Orleans Pelicans play the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup game, when a male fan behind her struck up a conversation and called her 'Angela.' Reese turned around, thanked him, and corrected him on the spot: her name is Angel. The clip began circulating on X in the early hours of November 7, and sports outlets were still sharing and reporting it on November 10.
According to Yardbarker's account of the clip, the fan complimented Reese on her looks but opened by calling her 'Angela Reese.' Reese turned and said: 'Thank you, but my name is ANGEL.' The man apologized at once, blamed the mix-up on a little tequila, and went on to praise her zebra-print outfit as the best in the building. Reese did not engage further, and the clip ends there.
Reese was at the game to support her younger brother, Julian Reese, who signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans in September and splits time between the Pelicans and the G League. Julian did not play in this game, and the Pelicans lost 115-109 to Minnesota. According to EssentiallySports, the Pelicans' official social accounts posted a photo that night of the Reese siblings with their mother, Angel Webb Reese.
Angel Reese, 24, is a forward for the Atlanta Dream and a three-time WNBA All-Star. She and her brother both played college basketball at the University of Maryland, and the siblings now play in the WNBA and the NBA respectively.
Source: A fan's courtside video posted on X
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Photo: Angel Reese本人比赛资料图（John Mac摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons；2025年7月在Minneapolis摄，当时效力芝加哥天空队，非本次事件画面）
