Yaxel Lendeborg returned Angel Reese’s own taunt the second the final whistle blew.

Angel Reese's "Too Small" taunt came back to bite her after her Atlanta Dream lost in the WNBA Finals.

Atlanta forward Angel Reese was fired up in the Dream's 97-71 win over the Valkyries to take a 2-1 series lead in Wednesday's Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Valkyries entered the WNBA semifinals winless against the Las Vegas Aces in 2026. But the Aces were insistent pregame that the prior record was of little significance. The teams hadn't met since June, and Aces guard Chelsea Gray said pregame that Golden State was a completely different outfit. Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon doubled down on that idea. "The first mistake is believing that beating them 3-0 in the regular season matters," Hammon said. "It doesn't matte

SAN FRANCISCO — Veronica Burton checked out with 7:29 left in the third quarter, huffing for air a bit and visibly miffed following a rough sequence. The Golden State point guard — who missed a wide-open layup and chased it with a 27-foot stepback 3 that landed short — headed through the tunnel and out of sight. Anyone who knows Burton could imagine her internal chastisement. But the leader of these Valkyries, also predictably, returned to the bench, put on her jacket and locked in on the action

Aminata Gueye Top Points vs. Las Vegas Aces, 10/04/2026