LSU produces superstars – “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Shaquille O’Neal, Odell Beckham Jr., Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers, simply to call just a few.
We can also add Angel Reese and Livvy Dunne to that listing, who’ve befriended one another prior to now.
Reese and Dunne participated in a Sports activities Illustrated shoot collectively to advertise LSU girls’s athletics, and the 2 had slightly profitable seasons.
Angel Reese and Olivia Dunne attend the 2023 Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit Difficulty launch social gathering at Laborious Rock Lodge New York on Could 18, 2023. (Noam Galai/Getty Photographs for Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit)
Reese and the Tigers could not defend the nationwide championship, dropping to Iowa within the Elite Eight. Dunne, nevertheless, received a title with the gymnastics staff.
Now, Reese is a WNBA star, however she has come throughout a lot of haters ever since she taunted Caitlin Clark roughly a yr and a half in the past.
Within the closing seconds of their 2023 nationwide championship match, Reese hit Clark with a “you possibly can’t see me” celebration, after which pointed to her ring finger.
Their rivalry, albeit cooled off by each of them, nonetheless exists within the eyes of followers, though followers of Clark definitely make their emotions for Reese identified.
Angel Reese of the LSU Girl Tigers reacts to Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes throughout the fourth quarter of the 2023 NCAA Girls’s Basketball Match championship sport at American Airways Heart on April 2, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Photographs)
LIVVY DUNNE REFLECTS ON ‘FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT’ SEEING BOYFRIEND PAUL SKENES PITCH AGAINST YANKEES
Dunne, although, got here to Reese’s protection.
“I feel Angel is misunderstood. That’s the easiest way to explain it. I feel she’s an awesome particular person. Each dialog I’ve ever had along with her has been nice,” Dunne stated in a latest interview with Fox Information Digital.
Nonetheless, Reese, together with Clark, was certainly one of two rookies to be named an All-Star. She herself had a record-setting rookie marketing campaign, as her 15 straight double-doubles at the moment are an all-time WNBA report. She additionally had essentially the most rebounds in a single season, however when she obtained damage, A’ja Wilson swiped that title.
“I feel she’s extraordinarily proficient. I’ve loved watching her, I like the issues she stands for and bringing eyes to girls’s athletics. I feel she’s been dominant, and I can’t wait to look at her profession unfold much more,” Dunne stated.
Aug. 30, 2024: Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese (5) shoots a free throw towards the Indiana Fever throughout the second half at Wintrust Enviornment. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Reese’s Chicago Sky didn’t make the WNBA playoffs regardless of her averaging 13.6 factors and 13.1 rebounds per sport.
Comply with Fox Information Digital’s sports activities protection on X, and subscribe to the Fox Information Sports activities Huddle e-newsletter.