Angel Reese says she and Dream teammates were 'disrespected' by not being named WNBA All-Star starters

Despite being tied for the champion grounds successful the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Dream bash not person a starter successful this year's WNBA All—Star Game.

Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray narrowly missed retired connected the honor, though each 3 look to beryllium locks to astatine slightest beryllium selected to play successful the game.

But that is not enough, said Reese.

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Atlanta Dream guardant Angel Reese (5) waits for play to commencement against the Washington Mystics during the 3rd 4th astatine CareFirst Arena. (Rafael Suanes/Imagn Images)

Reese herself said she "expect[s] to beryllium disrespected" but stood up for her teammates due to the fact that "they won't accidental anything."

"For those 2 though, I deliberation they enactment truthful hard and they enactment a batch of enactment in, and the mode that they're guarded each crippled and they [have to] adjust. The crushed wherefore we're wherever we are is due to the fact that of those two," Reese said.

"For america not to person anyone was conscionable a slap successful the face."

Atlanta Dream guardant Angel Reese drives against Seattle Storm halfway Awa Fam successful the 2nd 4th astatine Climate Pledge Arena successful Seattle, Wash., connected June 27, 2026. (Richard Dizon/Imagn Images)

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Six frontcourt players were named starters (three for each team) based connected a constituent strategy done voting by fans, media and players - Reese herself was ranked sixth by each 3 parties, but the weighted constituent strategy enactment her astatine seventh. As for guards, wherever determination are 4 starters, Howard and Gray were 5th and sixth. Howard was the second-ranked defender by players but ninth by fans and 4th by media.

Caitlin Clark was selected arsenic an All-Star contempt being ranked 11th astatine the defender presumption by her chap players portion being 5th successful the WNBA with 21.2 points per crippled and 2nd with 8.2 assists - the fans placed her second, and the media third, and she's the lone subordinate successful the league averaging 20-plus points and eight-plus assists.

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever shoots against Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream during the archetypal 4th astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected June 20, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/Getty Images)

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Reese is erstwhile again averaging a double-double successful her archetypal play with the Dream, putting up 14.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, the second fig a league high.

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