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Angel Reese doesn't give props to Valkyries defense after Game 1
Reese had fourteen points and twelve rebounds in Atlanta's 68-64 Game 1 loss; Game 2 is Monday in San Francisco, where doing nothing may continue.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 10:28 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Angel Reese doesn’t give props to Valkyries defense after WNBA Finals Game 1 showdown”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:28 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Valkyries, Angel Reese, WNBA Finals.
- BBN covered this story before: Valkyries top Dream in WNBA Finals opener; Ohio State survives Indiana (October 17).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAngel Reese says the Valkyries' defense didn't really do anything in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, New York Post reports, and that she wasn't aggressive enough with the ball.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGolden State won it sixty-eight to sixty-four. Reese had fourteen points and twelve rebounds, but she went zero for five over the last three quarters.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI think that's beautiful. She took ownership, she named her gap, and she's already planning a better Game 2. That's a champion's press conference.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe also said the defense did nothing.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd I'd call that a difference in perspective. The Valkyries simply had a non-defensive night that happened to hold her to zero for five.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGolden State also out-rebounded Atlanta forty-one to thirty-five, and that was with her double-double.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, a team doing nothing can still collect rebounds. It's called showing up.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGame 2 is Monday at eight Eastern, five Pacific, in San Francisco.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the Valkyries' second season, and they've already won a Finals game by doing nothing.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMost of us can't pull that off in a second season of anything.
More Shorts
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- Cunningham: Stop Sagging Off Angel Reese in the Playoffs · Yahoo Sports
- Reese's Dream reach WNBA Finals before Clark's Fever · Yahoo Sports
- Cunningham calls WNBA fines 'weird and inconsistent' over Reese · The Times of India
- Lanterns finale, Parsons trade fallout, Valkyries' rise · Space.com
- Valkyries' Gabby Williams lashes out at WNBA media treatment · New York Post
- Valkyries top Dream in WNBA Finals opener; Ohio State survives Indiana · Fox News
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