Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy, a longtime critic of Angel Reese, pulled again his sarcasm this week to reward her enterprise savvy.
Portnoy shouted out the Chicago Sky star for trademarking “Mebounds” after the time period was directed at Reese in a slanderous means, poking enjoyable at her missed layups generally being secured as offensive rebounds by the two-time All-Star.
In a touch upon Reebok’s announcement of Reese’s signature sneaker colorway titled Angel Reese 1 Mebounds, Portnoy wrote Saturday on X:
“I hate (sports sense) Angel Reese. Hate her. That’s how much it pains me to admit how brilliant it was for her team to trademark Mebounds and make it her thing. Brilliant. I hate how brilliant it is.”
This was greater than a praise, it marked a pointy distinction from Portnoy’s earlier criticisms of Reese.
He famously took jabs after her conflict with Caitlin Clark, and referred to as her — amongst different issues — classless on a number of events.
Regardless of his ongoing help for Clark, Portnoy acknowledged Reese’s transfer as a intelligent enterprise play.
Reese turned a mocking time period in “mebounds” right into a branding alternative.
Reese, 23 and in her second WNBA season with the Chicago Sky, is averaging 14.0 factors and 12.6 rebounds per contest whereas having made her second All-Star Sport this season.
Reese has additionally doubled her help tally, racking up 3.8 dimes per sport from her 1.9 a yr in the past.
Portnoy’s shift on Reese doesn’t look like a complete endorsement but it surely’s nonetheless excessive reward coming from the Barstool proprietor.
After a brutal begin to the season has averaged 16.4 factors, 12.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per sport on 50 p.c capturing throughout her final 14 appearances.
