Started from the bottom, and now they’re here! Rose BC started the season with a 1-4 record and they did not get past the .500 mark until Feb. 21. Even ESPN predicted them to finish bottom in the inaugural season of the Unrivaled. But Angel Reese and co. defied those odds and won the 3×3 league. It marks her first championship since turning pro last year. But some fans are throwing shade at not only the victory but also questioning the legacy of the league.
After the game, the LSU alum stated on X: “WHAT YALL GON SAY NOW?? .” The Chi-Town Barbie missed the postseason of Unrivaled, due to sustaining a wrist injury. Before that, she was leading the league in rebounding with 12.1 boards per game. Plus, she earned the inaugural Defensive Player of the Year award and grabbed a spot in the All-Unrivaled Second Team.
The 22-year-old powered Rose BC through an eight-game winning streak and etched her name in history as the first player to notch a 20-20 game in Unrivaled. After the championship-winning season, one fan hyped the victory. “And yall said Angel wouldn’t win a professional ring before a certain somebody else.” Although no name was mentioned, the reference here is to Reese’s long-time rival Caitlin Clark. Who decided not to join the league, to get an extended break this current year.
And yall said Angel wouldn’t win a professional ring before a certain somebody else
— Drunk Kim Mulkey (@DrunkKimMulkey) March 18, 2025
Rose BC took down Vinyl BC 62-54 to become the inaugural league champions. They overcame a slow start to the season and injuries to Reese and Kahleah Copper to become the first champions of the 3×3 league. Thanks to Azurá Stevens and Brittney Sykes, who stepped up in a major way to lead the charge against Vinyl BC. While Stevens was a beast in the paint, dropping 19 points and grabbing an astounding 18 rebounds, Sykes poured in 21 points, ensuring that even without Reese, Rose BC wouldn’t back down.
But that tweet was enough to incite fan wars on social media. The netizens not only dragged Angel Reese and CC into the mix but also Unrivaled. The league promised to be an alternative for women hoopers in the US. Not just playing closer to-home opportunities but also earning more opportunities and despite all the positives, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart co-founded league-faced trolling.
Angel Reese’s win overshadowed
Even though they won, fans started flooding if the win in Unrivaled counts as a ring. “Gurl a 6-team, 8-week offseason league is not a f–king ring . Desperate much?” While another fan threw in a comparison between the NBA and the Big 3 league. “…. Do BIG3 championships count towards an NBA player’s career package?”
The brutality of the netizens continued as they continued to mock the user who made the previous tweet in support of Angel Reese. The Chi-town Barbie pocketed a total of $300,000 for participating in the 10-week league. An average salary of $250,000 and a win bonus of $50,000, which nearly matches her four-year, $324,383 rookie WNBA contract. Even these benefits did not stop a user from poking a jab at Unrivaled.”Yall are talking about UNRIVALED?.”
Another user, in order to mock the 3×3 league, took shots not only at Angel Reese but even at Chicago Sky. “The sky have to make the playoffs first for that to even happen. .” A week ago, her Unrivaled journey came to a close in a similar manner to her rookie WNBA year. As she re-injured her surgically repaired left wrist ahead of the playoffs.
But unlike the WNBA, where her team missed the playoffs, but in Unrivaled she won the championship. However, a fan questioned the need to bring in Caitlin Clark in all of this. “We love how the ‘certain someone else’ lives rent free. You can’t even let Angel celebrate a victory without bringing her up. It’s almost like you’re a fan..” As for CC, she is too busy trolling her teammates, rather than getting dragged into fan wars.
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