Kahleah Copper celebrated her 31st birthday in style. She had a game-high 28 points in a win against the Chicago Sky. She even made her coaches wear suits to the game, which was an unusual scene at the Mercury bench. Amid all these ‘happy moments’ for the veteran guard, Angel Reese surprised her with a special gift.
The 2024 rookie formed a close relationship with the Mercury star during the Unrivaled tournament. Reese’s hug to Kahleah Copper during their previous encounter went viral, showing admiration and love towards each other. In a game on August 28, the Chi-Town Barbie returned the favor with her surprise gift.
Angel Reese Gifts Kahleah Copper On Her Birthday
The Chicago Sky was already eliminated from the playoff race, but the reigning rebounding leader mentioned that the players’ love for basketball keeps them going in the season, and it showed in their recent game against the Phoenix Mercury at the PHX Arena.
Matching the fourth-seeded Mercury team for most of the game, Tyler Marsh’s team performed excellently. But the ‘well-rounded’ Mercury team was just a bit better on the day, finishing the game with an 83-79 scoreline.
Already in the arena for the game against Kahleah Copper, Chicago’s leading scorer took the chance to give her a special gift – a potted plant and balloons as a birthday gift. The Phoenix Mercury franchise praised the young forward by sharing the video and wrote, “Angel Reese had to say ‘Happy Birthday!’ to Kahleah Copper.”
Angel Reese had to say “Happy Birthday!” to Kahleah Copper 🥰 pic.twitter.com/XKfeGTGlwD
— PHNX Mercury (@PHNX_Mercury) August 29, 2025
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Along with the gift, the former LSU forward hugged the Mercury star, wishing her on her big day before the game. This is not the first time, the 23-year-old forward showed her loving side. Earlier in the season, Reese reunited with her former coach Teresa Weatherspoon, and showed love for her too.
Angel Reese Surpasses Kahleah Copper’s Stats On Mercury Star’s Birthday
Before joining the Phoenix Mercury, for seven seasons, from 2017 to 2023. The guard had a stellar career with her career high assists (2.3 per game) and rebounds (5.7 per game) set in the 2022 season. She was also fifth in the rebounding stats with nearly 800 rebounds for the Windy City franchise.
With that rebound, Angel Reese has surpassed Kahleah Copper for the No. 5 spot on the Sky’s all-time rebounds list with 800 and counting
— Karli Bell (@KarliBell33) August 29, 2025
On Copper’s birthday, Reese had a massive double-double record, scoring 15 points and collecting 20 rebounds. With that, 23-year-old forward surpassed Copper’s rebounds tally for the Sky franchise in only her second season. Reese now stands fifth in the all-time rebounds list for the Chicago franchise.
Also, this was her fourth 20-rebound game; she only trails Sylvia Flowers and Tina Charles, who had seven and five 20-rebound games, respectively.