Angel Reese Admits Everything Is Not Great As She Gets Candid About Media Pressure In WNBA

The WNBA season will start within two weeks, and teams are also preparing to be competitive on the floor with their confirmed rosters. While the Atlanta Dream stacked up with the addition of Angel Reese to an already talented roster, the expectations from the franchise are much higher now.

Reese also shared an optimistic message after the move, giving her ‘approval’ about he ‘dream’ move. Interestingly, though, the player is not afraid to face the ball, but as per her recent interview, she is finding it difficult to face the media.

Angel Reese Is Fed Up With Media Pressure

The Atlanta Forward managed to navigate through the criticism and delivered a National championship and even an unrivaled title during her short career. Yet the player hardly received the ‘unanimous’ recognition, which hurts the 2024 rookie.

She recently touched on the ‘media pressure’ topic on the IMO podcast and said, “I think it was a really pivotal point in my life. I think it was a character builder for me to be able to go through what I was going through, especially at a time where I won, but am I losing at the same time where I’m feeling like I’m getting pulled by the wins, but I’m also getting pulled by the losses and how do I find a medium where I’m able to just cope with both?”

Angel Reese joined "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson" and discussed her career, navigating through negativity and more. pic.twitter.com/ju7TJ3zuFi

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 22, 2026

“And figuring that out, and like I’ve had to eliminate people out of my life, eliminate people out in my circle, being able to find people that genuinely just outside of Bayou Barbie, Chi Town Barbie, outside of everything like Angel, who’s Angel? And just being able to enjoy great company. I think that’s really important for me and just continuing to just to be confident, I think,” the player concluded.

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While Breanna Stewart sees Reese handling the pressure well, the most followed athlete is often a soft target for trolls and media criticism. But she gets huge encouragement from Michelle Obama, who was on Reese’s recent appearance on the IMO podcast episode. to her current work

Angle Reese Gets Support From Michelle Obama

Among the top guests on her podcast, the former LSU star interacted with the biggest name on her list – former First Lady Michelle Obama. The player also showed huge respect for her work and impact, but Obama gave Reese high praise for the way she carries herself.

During a recent interaction, Mitchell Obama said, “You’re handling yourself beautifully.I mean, it’s not just what you do, but the way you carry yourself, girl. I mean its really a joy to watch you manage it all. And you do it with a smile on your face, with an excellent attitude.”

Michelle Obama to Angel Reese:
“You are handling yourself beautifully. It’s not just what you do, it’s the way you carry yourself”❤️ pic.twitter.com/62yjcRMVff

— Angel Report🌹 (@AngelReportt) April 22, 2026

The player managed to focus on the game and deliver on a nightly basis despite praise and trolling from the media and fanbase. This attitude only earned her a huge fan following, which is constantly growing.