Angel Reese is 6-foot-3 with a giant persona.
However Kelsey Plum made her look “too small” with a celebratory taunt.
Plum drove round Reese within the Sparks-Sky recreation Sunday and made a right-hand scoop layup because the trailing Reese tried to swat the ball along with her proper hand however got here up empty. It didn’t work, as Plum scored the 2 factors – after which let the world know.
Plum hit the “too small” celebration by placing her hand low to the bottom to sign that somebody is simply too brief. It’s a well-liked taunt by receivers who outjump defensive backs for 50/50 passes in soccer.
Acquired from the Aces within the offseason, Plum is a former No. 1 total decide, three-time WNBA All-Star, two-time champion and former Sixth Participant of the Yr. She was the NCAA’s all-time main scorer till Caitlin Clark broke that file, which Plum supported.
In fact, Clark and Reese have a rivalry that extends to 2 conferences within the NCAA Match, together with Reese main LSU previous Iowa within the 2023 ultimate.
Their feud isn’t going wherever, as Reese wanted to be held again by her Sky teammates from confronting Clark after the Fever star dedicated a tough foul to forestall a straightforward layup within the season opener earlier this month.
Is Plum – the ex-wife of former Giants tight finish Darren Waller – about to change into one other rival for Reese?
Plum tallied 28 factors and eight assists in a 91-78 win that dropped the Sky to 0-3 on the season regardless of a double-double (13 factors and 12 rebounds) from Reese.
“We have to stay together,” Reese reportedly stated after the sport. “It’s tough losing three in a row.”
Reese leads the league with 13.7 rebounds per recreation within the early going, however she just isn’t among the many preeminent shot-blockers, as Plum not-so-kindly identified.
