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Cunningham: Stop Sagging Off Angel Reese in the Playoffs

The Indiana Fever guard says opponents can't keep giving Reese wide-open looks from beyond the arc, even though she isn't yet known as a knockdown shooter; defenders, take note.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN Tonight
Published 9:33 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: ““Why Are People Just Letting Her Shoot?”: Sophie Cunningham Calls Out Playoff Defenses for Sagging Off Angel Reese”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:33 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Angel Reese.
BBN covered this story before: Angel Reese family tree: brother Julian, parents, Maryland roots (October 15).

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Yahoo Sports“Why Are People Just Letting Her Shoot?”: Sophie Cunningham Calls Out Playoff Defenses for Sagging Off Angel Reese

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says playoff defenses can't keep sagging off Angel Reese and handing her open looks from three Eastern.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhy are people just letting her shoot?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have seen entire borders left undefended on less advice than that.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody get that defense a controller guard plan. They're covered for everything but this.

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