WNBA star Angel Reese pushes back against 'inaccurate' personal net worth claims: 'Way off’

Angel Reese is mounting the grounds straight. Her finances person been a taxable of speech recently, and she refuted claims estimating her nett worthy stood astatine $2 million.

At 1 constituent during an quality astatine ComplexCon successful Las Vegas, the Chicago Sky forward's fiscal accomplishments successful the months since she entered the WNBA were mentioned. When Reese's estimated nett worthy was brought up during the conversation, the hoops prima rapidly issued a rebuttal.

While Reese stopped abbreviated of sharing a circumstantial fig arsenic it pertains to her nett worth, she said the $2 cardinal fig was "way off," according to Sports Illustrated.

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Sep 22, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; WNBA hoops subordinate Angel Reese attends the crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers astatine SoFi Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

"Is it inaccurate?" panelist and "360 with Speedy" big Speedy Morman asked.

"Yeah," Reese replied.

"It is mode off? Is it close?" Morman followed up.

"Way off," the 22-year-old noted.

Reese did stock immoderate of the accomplishments her finances person afforded her. 

"I’m capable to soon discontinue my mom. I tin wage disconnected my mortgage. My family, everybody’s taken attraction of… One happening astir me: I person a truly bully ellipse astir me, and I deliberation that’s truly important," she said.

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In October, Reese spoke out astir her idiosyncratic finances, and made it wide that she does not solely trust connected her WNBA salary.

Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (5) looks to walk the shot against the Las Vegas Aces during the archetypal fractional astatine Wintrust Arena.  (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)

"I conscionable anticipation y'all know, the WNBA don't wage my bills astatine all," Reese said astatine the time. "I don't adjacent deliberation it pays 1 of my bills, literally."

Reese earned astir $73,439 during her rookie play with the Chicago Sky, per information from Spotrac.

Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (5) grabs a rebound against the New York Liberty during the archetypal fractional of a WNBA crippled astatine Wintrust Arena.  (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)

Reese secured respective name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals arsenic she roseate to stardom at LSU. Reese yet became 1 of the highest-earning NIL athletes successful the U.S.

Many of those deals proceed to supply fiscal gains. Earlier this year, Reese launched her "Unapologetically Angel" podcast. She has besides inked an endorsement woody with Hershey’s for her "Reese's Pieces" merchandise collection.

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Furthermore, Reese has a footwear woody with Reebok and has agreed to vie successful the inaugural Unrivaled 3-on-3 hoops league. 

The nonrecreational women's league was co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier and volition debut successful January. Athletes who vie successful the caller league are expected to gain the highest mean wage successful women’s nonrecreational sports league history.

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