LSU forward Angel Reese waves to the crowd as she is presented before an NCAA college basketball videogame versus Kent State in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 14,2023 (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ORG XMIT: LAGH102
November 21, 2023 10: 22 am ET
A gamer getting benched is not earth-shattering news. Coaches have to make those choices. However, things get a bit more intriguing when that gamer is All-American Angel Reese.
A lot of eyes haveactually been on the LSU Lady Tigers because they won a nationwide champion early this year. The group escalated to the leading of news cycles after conference Iowa in the females’s NCAA competition, and Angel Reese dropped a John Cena giant task on Caitlin Clark.
Since that minute, expectations haveactually been high for LSU, who opened the 2023-2024 season with a No.1 ranking on November 6. But, 2 weeks lateron, there is possible difficulty developing in the bayou.
Angel Reese hasactually been inexplicably benched, and fans desire to understand why. Let’s dive in with what we understand so far as this story continues to unfold:
Eight days lateron, Mulkey inexplicably benched Reese in the 2nd half versus Kent State
On November 14, en path to a 109-79 win, Reese didn’t see the court in the 2nd half versus Kent State. She played just 13 minutes (a departure from her 25-minute typical over the previous 3 videogames) and scored simply 11 points.
After the videogame, Mulkey described it was a “coach’s choice.”
Angel Reese did not come back in throughout the 2nd half and Kateri Poole did not getin the videogame today for LSU.
When asked postgame, Kim Mulkey considered it a “coach’s choice” pic.twitter.com/hVVKJP80Tb
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