Angel Reese wins the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award, the first in Atlanta Dream history, one day after sweeping Washington and ahead of a semifinal date with the Liberty.
Angel Reese’s career-high 31-point night clinched a playoff berth for the Atlanta Dream, who now return to Los Angeles looking to sweep the Sparks.
Angel Reese didn’t hold back assessing her rough start in the Dream’s overtime battle with the Fever, telling ESPN’s Holly Rowe she ‘was playing like s—’ before turning it around.
Angel Reese became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds Saturday as the Atlanta Dream beat the Fever 113-96, with the Reese-Clark rivalry heating up once again.