The Bayou Barbie returned to her old stomping grounds on Thursday, as Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese showed up at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge to watch the No. 9 LSU women’s basketball team play the visiting Texas Southern Tigers. Reese was also welcomed by LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, who posed for photos with the WNBA star. […] The post Dream’s Angel Reese gets warm welcome from Kim Mulkey, LSU after WNBA Finals loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LSU won by 100 with Angel Reese back on campus.

The ninth-ranked LSU Tigers started their women’s basketball season in emphatic fashion with a 129-35 win over the visiting Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions on Monday. After the SLU game on Monday, legendary LSU coach Kim Mulkey asked fans to show up for Thursday’s game with Texas Southern, promising a “surprise” — but jokingly clarifying that she wasn’t teasing her retirement announcement.

Caitlin Clark defended Reese after the gesture that took over social media.

Angel Reese had every reason to celebrate on April 2, 2023. LSU had just beaten Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 to win the national championship, and Reese had finished the night with 15 points, 10 rebounds and the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award.

One Caitlin Clark moment changed everything for Angel.

Angel Reese has apparently decided to make the Caitlin Clark debate even more complicated. Reese was asked about playing alongside Clark for Team USA, and her response was remarkably positive. She said the two know each other’s games extremely well after years of competing against one another. Then they went out and looked like they…

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Paige Bueckers have spent years being pitted against one another, with rivalries, heated moments, and divided fanbases following almost everything they do. Clark and Reese have been at the center of one of women’s basketball’s biggest rivalries since college, while Clark and Bueckers added fresh tension after a heated Fever-Wings exchange just weeks ago.

The U.S. women's national team plays a tournament in Puerto Rico starting Wednesday.