LSU Tigers women’s basketball star Angel Reese waved at one of the Middle Tennessee State players in the round of 32 of the tournament before fouling out in the third quarter and saying goodbye.
Reese continued to battle the powerhouses of Middle Tennessee throughout the game. Then, with 59 seconds left, Anastasia Bordyreva was ejected for a foul.
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Angel No. 10 of the LSU Tigers applauds during the first quarter during the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 24, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. lease. (Andy Hancock/NCAA Photo/NCAA Photo via Getty Images)
ESPN broadcasts saw Reese waving goodbye as he returned to the bench. Boldyreva played 16 minutes in this match and scored 9 points. LSU was up by only six points at this point, but the game seemed to be turning around.
LSU won the game 83-56, but Reese’s actions gained attention on social media.
“I don’t think it’s an Angel to be an 11th seed and wave while winning 6 games, let alone flop,” one fan wrote on X.
Another fan wrote: “Angel Reese waving bye-bye when an opponent fouls out. You don’t need to look any further to say she has no integrity. And her coach is okay with it. ” he added to the X with a clown emoji.
But Reese’s fans defended her.
#10 of the LSU Tigers, Angel Reese, #4 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders during the first quarter of the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 24 , tried to guard Savannah Wheeler. 2024, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Andy Hancock/NCAA Photo/NCAA Photo via Getty Images)
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One of Reese’s fans wrote, “I love how Angel Reese knows everyone is going to say bad things about her but still does whatever she wants.” “She’s the real deal, and you guys can’t resist it.”
Another added that they would like to see more trash talk in the sports world and that there is nothing wrong with Reese’s energy.
Reese faced similar scrutiny during last year’s national championship game against Iowa, when she hurled some of her own nonsense back at Caitlin Clark. LSU defeated Iowa State to win the national title.
She finished the game with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Her point total was just shy of tying Frauge Johnson for the most in a game.
LSU forward Angel Reese and forward Amani Bartlett, 2, celebrate after defeating Middle Tennessee in the second round of the women’s NCAA tournament college basketball game on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Tigers will play the winner of UCLA and Creighton in the Sweet 16. If Iowa gets past West Virginia and then Colorado, the Hawkeyes and Tigers could meet in the regional final.
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The Blue Raiders finished the season with 30 wins and 5 losses. The team advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Louisville.
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