Rising second-year WNBA players Kate Martin and Angel Reese are both participating in the inaugural season of the Unrivaled league — a new opportunity for women’s professional basketball players to earn money and hone their craft during the WNBA offseason.
Back in January, Martin’s Laces BC team matched up against Reese and the Roses. At one point during the 3v3 contest, Martin fouled Reese on a fast-break layup and sent her crashing to the floor.
Given the nature of their college basketball rivalry, this clip went viral on social media. Martin, a former Iowa teammate of Caitlin Clark, famously matched up against Reese and the LSU Tigers in the 2022-23 national championship game.
After this foul, a social media user on Instagram falsely reported that Reese wanted Martin kicked out of the Unrivaled league over this foul incident.
Martin directly addressed this false report with a strong message.
“Hey man, that post about Angel wanting me out of Unrivaled is completely untrue,” Martin wrote in a direct message to the Instagram user. “I try to stay out of social media BS but I couldn’t let that one slide. I don’t like misinformation like that out there.”
Martin directly addressed this false report with a strong message.
“Hey man, that post about Angel wanting me out of Unrivaled is completely untrue,” Martin wrote in a direct message to the Instagram user. “I try to stay out of social media BS but I couldn’t let that one slide. I don’t like misinformation like that out there.”