Angel Reese's Physical Appearance Change Prompts New Nickname from Lisa Leslie
Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese has been on a tear of late.
In fact, ever since the Sky's June 22 game against the Atlanta Dream (where she recorded 10 points and 19 rebounds), there's a case to be made that Reese has been the best player in the entire WNBA. In the eight games since that contest, Reese is averaging 17.6 points and a staggering 15.5 points per game (which includes her setting a new WNBA record for consecutive games (6) with at least 15 rebounds).
Reese's shooting percentage, which has been a shortcoming of hers to this point in her WNBA career, has also drastically improved of late, as she hasn't shot less than 43.8% from the floor since June 24. Not to mention that she's making major strides as a facilitator for her teammates and an overall court general for Chicago.
Reese debuted a new long, blonde braided hairstyle for the Sky's July 9 game against the Dallas Wings. She has averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game in the two contests since this shift, both of which Chicago has won.
And this recent string of success has caught the attention of WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, who made a post to her Instagram story on July 14 that showed a recent photo of Reese with the caption, "💕💕💕 Braided Barbie is a Beast 😜".
Of course, Reese was known as the "Bayou Barbie" during her time playing at LSU, and she assumed the "Chi Barbie" moniker once she was drafted by the Sky last season.
But Reese's "beast" performance of late, combined with her new braided hairstyle, has caused Leslie to create a new nickname for her.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.
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