LSU's Livvy Dunne praises 'misunderstood' Tigers alum Angel Reese

LSU produces superstars - "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Shaquille O'Neal, Odell Beckham Jr., Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers, conscionable to sanction a few.

We besides tin adhd Angel Reese and Livvy Dunne to that list, who person befriended each different successful the past.

Reese and Dunne participated successful a Sports Illustrated sprout unneurotic to beforehand LSU women's athletics, and the 2 had alternatively palmy seasons.

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Angel Reese and Olivia Dunne be the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue merchandise enactment astatine Hard Rock Hotel New York connected May 18, 2023. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)

Reese and the Tigers couldn't support the nationalist championship, losing to Iowa successful the Elite Eight. Dunne, however, won a rubric with the gymnastics team.

Now, Reese is simply a WNBA star, but she has travel crossed tons of haters ever since she taunted Caitlin Clark astir a twelvemonth and a fractional ago.

In the closing seconds of their 2023 nationalist title match, Reese deed Clark with a "you can't spot me" celebration, and past pointed to her ringing finger.

Their rivalry, albeit cooled disconnected by some of them, inactive exists successful the eyes of fans, though fans of Clark surely marque their feelings for Reese known.

Angel Reese of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts to Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 4th fourth of the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament title crippled astatine American Airlines Center connected April 2, 2023, successful Dallas, Texas.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Dunne, though, came to Reese's defense.

"I deliberation Angel is misunderstood. That’s the champion mode to picture it. I deliberation she’s a large person. Every speech I’ve ever had with her has been great," Dunne said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

Nonetheless, Reese, on with Clark, was 1 of 2 rookies to beryllium named an All-Star. She herself had a record-setting rookie campaign, arsenic her 15 consecutive double-doubles are present an all-time WNBA record. She besides had the astir rebounds successful a azygous season, but erstwhile she got hurt, A'ja Wilson swiped that title.

"I deliberation she’s highly talented. I’ve enjoyed watching her, I emotion the things she stands for and bringing eyes to women’s athletics. I deliberation she’s been dominant, and I can’t hold to ticker her vocation unfold adjacent more," Dunne said.

Aug. 30, 2024: Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (5) shoots a escaped propulsion against the Indiana Fever during the 2nd fractional astatine Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)

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Reese's Chicago Sky failed to marque the WNBA playoffs contempt her averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.

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