Angel Reese trolls haters after landing Reebok signature shoe

Angel Reese was laughing complete comments that she’s surviving beyond her means.

The Chicago Sky rookie deed her critics pinch a jab connected societal media aft Reebok announced Thursday that she’s getting her ain signature shoe.

“God is truthful good!!! (looks for illustration one tin “afford” my bills now),” Reese wrote on X, including a crying-laughing emoji and a kissing look emoji.

The erstwhile LSU champ — and nan Sky’s No. 7 wide prime successful nan 2024 WNBA draught — agreed to a multiyear endorsement statement hold pinch Reebok, including a signature footwear merchandise successful 2026, nan institution told ESPN connected Thursday.

Reese, 22, was nan first jock to motion pinch Reebok’s NIL roster successful October 2023.

It came aft Reese ruffled immoderate feathers past week erstwhile she said “the WNBA don’t salary my bills astatine all” and joked “I’m surviving beyond my means!” on an Instagram livestream.

Reese, who made $73,439 during her rookie play pinch nan Sky, revealed her rent is $8,000 per month, which comes retired to $96,000 per year.

“I’m surviving beyond my intends for illustration y’all think,” she quipped connected nan unrecorded stream.

Angel Reese #5 of nan Chicago Sky looks connected during nan crippled against nan Los Angeles Sparks connected September 6, 2024 astatine nan Wintrust Arena successful Chicago, IL. NBAE via Getty Images

Reese is projected to make $74,909 adjacent season, arsenic wished by nan WNBA’s existent corporate bargaining agreement.

That doesn’t see her net from endorsement deals, marque partnerships and ventures extracurricular of nan WNBA, including her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast.

Reese will play successful nan caller Unrivaled League, which originates connected Jan. 17, successful nan WNBA offseason.

Players that participate successful nan inaugural play get equity successful nan league, which besides conscionable landed a broadcast statement pinch TNT.

Angel Reese astatine nan 2024 Victoria’s Secret’s connected October 15, 2024. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Reese is 1 of six progressive WNBA players pinch a signature footwear deal, including nan Fever’s Caitlin Clark (Nike), nan Liberty’s Breanna Stewart (Puma) and Sabrina Ionescu (Nike), and nan Aces’ A’ja Wilson (Nike) and Sydney Colson (Creative Control).

In her rookie season, Reese averaged a 13.6 points per crippled and recorded a rookie-record 26 double-doubles, including 15 successful a row, which is nan longest streak successful convention history.

Her 28 games pinch double-digit rebounds is nan longest successful WNBA history.

Reese vanished 2nd to nan Fever’s Caitlin Clark successful WNBA Rookie of nan Year voting.

Both players were nan only rookies to make nan 2024 WNBA All-Star team.