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6-Foot-3 Angel Reese Got Embarrassed By 5-Foot-8 Kelsey Plum While Padding Stats With Bad Misses

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Angel Reese Stat Pad Kelsey Plum Too Small Taunt
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Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky are off to a rough start during the 2025 WNBA season. Not only did they drop to 0-3 on Sunday evening, their self-proclaimed superstar forward was on the wrong end of a savage taunt by Kelsey Plum.

The 23-year-old got embarrassed.

To be fair, Reese actually played her best game of the WNBA season thus far. She made as many shot attempts against Los Angeles as she did against New York and Indiana, combined— five. She finished with a team-high 13 points on 45.5% shooting and 12 rebounds with four assists and two steals. Her four turnovers were a season-low. It was a solid outing!

Angel Reese still got embarrassed…

There were multiple instances where Angel Reese once again benefited from her own misses. Approximately one quarter of her statistical success was directly tied to her own misses. The label “stat-padder” continues to apply. There is a large asterisk next to her impressive numbers.

The Sky also lost its third-straight game by 10 points or more. Yikes. It lost 93-58 to the Fever, 99-74 to the Liberty and 91-78 to the Sparks. Fans are already calling for first-year head coach Tyler Marsh to be fired after just three games. A team that was supposed to take a big step forward during its second season with Reese and Kamilla Cardoso has yet to do so.

And to make matters worse, Reese was made to look the fool by Kelsey Plum. Plum dropped 28 points on 50% shooting with eight assists.

She even hit Angel Reese with the “too small” hand gesture after she bullied her at the rim.

Plum is 5-foot-8. Reese is 6-foot-3. In no world should a player seven inches shorter score on a player seven inches taller with such ease. Tough look for the latter.

There is a lot of time for Chicago to turn things around and no need to panic. And yet, the team’s best player is getting scored on by a much smaller point guard. Maybe there actually is some cause for concern!