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Casual basketball fans gobsmacked at horrible Angel Reese highlights from an actual WNBA Finals game

Reese shot just 27% and turned the ball over six times as the Atlanta Dream failed to close out the series

Here's the bad news: The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream on Thursday to force a Game 7.

The good news? Regardless of what happens on Saturday, there will be no more WNBA until next May. That's right. Our long, national nightmare of trans debates and Sophie Cunningham slander and national anthem nonsense will go into hibernation for seven glorious months.

And, frankly, we've earned it. It's exhausting. This whole season has been exhausting. It's also been the longest season in the history of sports. It just won't end!

Once again, players from both the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries left the floor moments before the national anthem only to return seconds after its conclusion, this time ahead of Game 5 of the WNBA Finals in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 26.
Once again, players from both the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries left the floor moments before the national anthem only to return seconds after its conclusion, this time ahead of Game 5 of the WNBA Finals in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 26. (Patricia Babcock McGraw, OutKick)

Now, don't get me wrong — I enjoyed the content during the summer months. It kept the lights on around here when there was no football. We needed a spark, and Sophie Cunningham gave us one because she's a patriot.

God bless her.

Everyone else, though? I'm out on them. Thank goodness that league is on the doorstep of the offseason. It can't get here fast enough.

Before we go, though, I do have one final collection of Angel Reese highlights that are currently going mega-viral on social media in the wake of yesterday's loss.

Reese ... did not have her best game:

Angel Reese has had a solid season, but Game 6 was a struggle

Thoughts? First impressions?

Look, it was a tough game for Angel Reese. No sugarcoating it. No hiding it. Just to show you how truly bad everyone else was, Reese somehow finished with a +/- of +10, which is stunning given she turned the ball over six times and made just 27% of her shots.

Feels like that shouldn't equate to positive play on the court, but what do I know?

Sometimes, you just have a tough day at the office. That's what Angel experienced yesterday afternoon in a potential close-out WNBA Finals game.

Angel Reese grabs a rebound against the Golden State Valkyries during the WNBA Finals.
Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese grabs a rebound against the Golden State Valkyries in the first quarter during Game 6 of the 2026 WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 29, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

And yes — there was an actual WNBA Finals game played at noon yesterday. Amazing. That's another story in itself, and one I don't care much about.

What I do care about is Angel Reese. She was solid early on in these finals, but the last few games have been a struggle. Perhaps she's getting tired of having to field questions from OutKick's Dan Zaksheske every other night when the league actually grants us a question?

Could be.

Or, perhaps the pressure-cooker that is the WNBA Finals is just getting to her? Seems like a real possibility.

Again, yesterday wasn't her best:

Oh well. What's done is done. The series shifts back to Golden State for one final WNBA game in 2026. This one is for all the marbles, folks.

Angel Reese #5 arrives at Chase Center before the WNBA Finals game.
Angel Reese #5 of the Atlanta Dream arrives at the arena before Game 5 of the 2026 WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries on Oct. 26, 2026, at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. (NBAE via Getty Images)

Will Angel rise to the moment? Will both teams disrespect our great national anthem for the 400th time? Will some gaslighting coach wear a "Trans Kids Lives Matters" shirt on the sideline? Better yet, will Angel wear another "Protect Black Women" shirt in 2026?

Most importantly, will anyone watch since it's at 8 p.m. on a college football Saturday night and it's also Halloween night?

Stay tuned!

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