Angel Reese, WNBA Finals and Atlanta Dream
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Angel Reese’s belief in the Dream hasn’t wavered — even after their WNBA Finals heartbreak. Reese, in the aftermath of their 68-63 loss in Game 7 to the Valkyries on Saturday, used the phrase “delayed not denied” to reiterate that Atlanta will return to the league’s ultimate stage.
Angel Reese is guaranteeing that she'll be back. The Atlanta Dream fell to the Golden State Valkyries in Game 7 of the 2026 WNBA Finals on Saturday evening. The Dream fell to the Valkyries in a hotly-contested series that went the distance. Ultimately, Gabby Williams and the Valkyries were too good.
After the WNBA Finals, Angel Reese could be in line for a major raise and a return to Unrivaled in 2027.
SAN FRANCISCO – Her manifestation met but unfulfilled, Angel Reese walked expressionless up the tunnel on Saturday as confetti fell for the other team, closer to who she wants to be but at least another year from getting there.
Golden State Warriors forward Yaxel Lendeborg made the too-small gesture after the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday. Angel Reese had made the same gesture at the Valkyries’ Aminata Gueye in Game 3,
Valkyries star Aminata Gueye clapped back at Angel Reese following Golden State's Game 7 win after the two had a contentious back-and-forth toward the end of the Game 3 blowout
Angel Reese continued her run as one of the best-dressed athletes in all of sports in her WNBA Finals debut with the Atlanta Dream. See her looks for all seven games.
Reese came painfully short of manifesting her WNBA championship dream after Saturday night’s Finals Game 7 loss.
Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream made history by taking the Golden State Valkyries to first ever Game 7 in WNBA Finals history and, though they were defeated, they held their heads high.
The record books will remember Angel Reese making WNBA Finals history, but the fans will remember her leaving the court with her mom. For Angel Reese, being the first player in WNBA Finals History to total 100+ points and 50+ rebounds in a single Finals series was not enough to get that elusive first title for the Atlanta Dream.
