Angel Reese appears to make subtle Caitlin Clark dig after announcing Reebok shoe deal

Angel Reese appeared to return a changeable astatine Caitlin Clark's Nike footwear woody aft announcing her ain statement pinch Reebok connected Thursday.

The Chicago Sky rookie's first signature footwear group to beryllium launched successful 2026 and she joked connected societal media that nan woody intends she tin now spend to salary her $8,000-a-month rent successful Chicago.

But Reese seemingly couldn't thief but make a thinly-veiled excavation astatine Caitlin Clark upon n her 'Unapologetically Angel' podcast, wherever she welcomed NBA fable Shaquille O'Neal - a strategical partner astatine Reebok - arsenic a impermanent this week.

Discussing nan deal, Reese made a constituent of saying she chose not to motion pinch Nike, who Clark has a $28million woody with. 

'It has been nan champion determination for me, being capable to person my ain power complete everything,' Reese said. 'Of course, I could person easy gone to Nike and easy - I moreover look astatine different athletes connected nan women's broadside and they motion pinch brands and they still don't respect them.'

Speaking earlier successful October, Reese said that her $73,439 yearly net astatine Chicago Sky wasn't capable to salary her rent and bills.

But she wrote connected X connected Thursday: 'God is truthful good!!(looks for illustration one tin “afford” my bills now).'

The 22-year-old besides has partnerships including nan candy marque Reese's Pieces, Topps, Beats by Dre and Goldman Sachs.

'Hating pays my bills, baby. I conscionable dream you cognize nan WNBA don't salary my bills astatine all. I don't moreover deliberation that pays 1 of my bills,' Reese said connected Instagram earlier successful October, earlier her Reebok deal. 'Literally, I'm trying to deliberation of my rent for wherever I enactment at. I'm gonna do nan mathematics existent quick. I don't moreover cognize my salary.

'Yo, I'm surviving beyond my means! No, my rent is much than that. It's $8,000. I'm surviving beyond my means.' 

Reese's rookie WNBA play ended early owed to a wrist rumor that needed surgery.

Up to then, she and Clark had helped thrust liking successful nan convention to different level successful their first seasons.

Their rivalry done assemblage had captivated fans and it continued into nan WNBA pinch aggregate tense showdowns betwixt Reese's Sky squad and Clark's Indiana Fever.

Sky grounded to make nan playoffs, however, while Clark's Fever squad yet mislaid to Connecticut Sun. 

Reese has signed up to play successful nan 3x3 Unrivaled tourney starting successful January adjacent twelvemonth - her wrist rumor should nary longer beryllium a problem by then.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Unrivaled are lining up a monolithic connection for Clark to person her to subordinate successful nan convention early adjacent year.