Overview
- Reese recorded her 29th double-double in Atlanta’s 89-81 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, breaking the WNBA single-season mark previously held by Alyssa Thomas.
- She set the single-game rebounding record with 26 boards during a Aug. 24 road win over the Los Angeles Sparks and has already surpassed the league’s single-season rebound total.
- The WNBA rescinded a technical that had been assessed to Reese two days earlier, removing what would have been an automatic one-game suspension and leaving her available for the Lynx game.
- The league named Reese Eastern Conference Player of the Week for a second consecutive week, recognizing her stretch of games that included dominant rebounding and defensive stats.
- Her run has driven debate on social media over on-court physicality and award voting, and it raises stakes for Atlanta’s seeding as Reese and teammate Rhyne Howard prepare to play for Team USA in Berlin.