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Angel Reese's post after Dream's Game 2 win goes viral

Reese's thirty points and sixteen rebounds gave Atlanta its first WNBA Finals win in franchise history and levelled the series at one game apiece; the chat noticed.

On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN Overnight
Published 1:29 AM ET, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Angel Reese’s post after Dream’s historic Game 2 win immediately goes viral”, with reporting from CBS Sports, ClutchPoints and The Boston Globe.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:29 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Angel Reese, WNBA Finals.
BBN covered this story before: Dream even WNBA Finals as Reese scores 30 (October 19).

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Yahoo SportsAngel Reese’s post after Dream’s historic Game 2 win immediately goes viral
CBS Sports'I need the ball': Inside what fueled Angel Reese to one of the best performances in WNBA Finals history
Yahoo SportsAngel Reese Felt She Let the Dream Down in Game 1, Then Answers With 30 and 16
ClutchPointsDominant Angel Reese performance evens Dream-Valkyries WNBA Finals at 1-1 October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
The Boston GlobeAngel Reese has 30 points, 16 rebounds as Dream beat Valkyries to even WNBA Finals at 1-1 - The Boston Globe October 19, 2026 · facts used on air

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAngel Reese had thirty points and sixteen rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries seventy-nine to sixty-five, tying the WNBA Finals at one game each.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHer post after the game was just four words and a chat reference, and it was everywhere before she reached the locker room.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt was the Dream's first Finals win in franchise history, after ten losses.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd she did it one game after saying the Game 1 loss was on her.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is the kind of comeback you usually only see at a county fair funnel cake stand.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTen of sixteen from the field, nine of eleven at the line. The series now moves to Atlanta for Games Three and Four.

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The story so far

Oct 17Valkyries top Dream in WNBA Finals opener; Ohio State survives Indiana · Fox News
Oct 17Angel Reese doesn't give props to Valkyries defense after Game 1 · New York Post
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Oct 19Ryan Phillippe Details Past “Wild Night" With Ex Reese Witherspoon · E! News
Oct 19Latest: WNBA anthem, Abbott race, Khalil, Commanders · New York Post
Oct 19Dream even WNBA Finals as Reese scores 30 · Al Jazeera
Oct 20Angel Reese's post after Dream's Game 2 win goes viral (this story)

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