{"id":4214,"date":"2024-08-15T18:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4214"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:09:37","slug":"someone-created-an-embarrassing-8-minute-video-of-angel-reese-missing-an-easy-amount-of-layups-that-increasingly-get-more-ridiculous-social-media-is-losing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4214","title":{"rendered":"Someone Created An Embarrassing 8-Minute Video Of Angel Reese Missing An Easy Amount Of Layups That Increasingly Get More Ridiculous &#038; Social Media Is Losing It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fan put together a stunning video showing\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/chicago-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Sky<\/a>\u00a0star\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/angel-reese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese<\/a>\u00a0missing plenty of easy layups over the first 23 games of her rookie 2024 WNBA season.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese has been one of the top WNBA rookies in 2024,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/4433402\/angel-reese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">averaging<\/a>\u00a013.5 points, 12 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. But there\u2019s undoubtedly room for improvement on her shooting, as she holds a 40.2 percent field goal percentage.<\/p>\n<p>The @BricksCenter X\/Twitter account posted a video of Reese missing an alarming amount of layups throughout her ongoing rookie campaign. The video has quickly gone viral, with over 5.9 million viewers alone on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>As the video progresses, the layups look much more routine and should be easy points for Reese, but the 22-year-old somehow keeps missing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angel Reese missed layups but they get increasingly more ridiculous <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qf5Ob4RDkU\">pic.twitter.com\/qf5Ob4RDkU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BricksCenter\/status\/1823207353342431538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A player with Reese\u2019s talent level can only get better from here. Still, there\u2019s no telling how better her stats would be if Reese made most of those easy layups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p>Reese is in the middle of a superb rookie season that won\u2019t be overlooked because of these missed routine layups. She was named to the All-Star Game in her first rookie year and has the Sky in the playoff hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Social media went off:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People talk about Caitlin getting hate, but someone sat down and spent HOURS putting together an 8 minute video with interlude clips. All to trash Angel \ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>A Caitlin video like this would never go viral. That\u2019s the difference in how each is discussed. One is coddled + protected.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cloud (@maestroxv_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maestroxv_\/status\/1823355365855261156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Where\u2019s that super cut of CCs turnovers and missed three pointers? You could literally do this with any player.<\/p>\n<p>Hell, I could do this for all the 3s Steph Curry missed in the Olympics before the final game. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Wilson (@RScottWilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RScottWilson\/status\/1823258842379264176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Remembering that people said out their mouths she deserves Rookie of the Year makes me want to cut off social media<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dee Eleven (@ooweeitsdee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ooweeitsdee\/status\/1823232422823285201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">8 minutes from one season is crazy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Explaining the Cubs (@explaincubs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/explaincubs\/status\/1823348398939840999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">8min of missed layups in 1 season\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>And this is supposed to be the ROTY to some people?\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DRIZZY (@A1Drizzy1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A1Drizzy1\/status\/1823370124960666074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The entire wnba is like this though. Not just her. It\u2019s painful to watch<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 astraldeskplant (@astraldeskplant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astraldeskplant\/status\/1823253261660598483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">8 minutes is insane lmaoooooooo<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 therespeopleundermybed (@therespeopl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therespeopl\/status\/1823207626248712350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-angel-reese-amp-sky-are-the-no-8-seed-coming-out-of-olympic-break\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Angel Reese &amp; Sky Are The No. 8 Seed Coming Out Of Olympic Break<\/h2>\n<p>The Sky currently occupy the final playoff spot and No. 8 seed with a 10-14 record. They are tied with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u2019s Indiana Fever (11-15) for the No. 7 seed and also just 2.5 games behind the Phoenix Mercury for the sixth seed.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago has some breathing room on the ninth-seeded Atlanta Dream, who are 7-17 and three games out of the final playoff spot. So barring a collapse, Angel Reese and the Sky will be in the eight-team playoff tournament to decide the WNBA champions.<\/p>\n<p>Reese and Chicago return to action on Thursday with a home tilt against Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fan put together a stunning video showing\u00a0Chicago Sky\u00a0star\u00a0Angel Reese\u00a0missing plenty of easy layups over the first 23 games of her rookie 2024 WNBA season. Angel Reese has been one &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4216,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions\/4216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}