Re-shared an old tweet

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Angel Reese has been a rising star in the world of basketball, both for her on-court achievements and for her strong voice off the court.

Since her time at LSU, where she led the team to an NCAA championship, Reese has not only impressed fans with her performance but has also become a vocal advocate for important issues.

Recently, she brought attention back to a message she shared months ago that continues to resonate deeply with her and her supporters-“protect young women in sports!!!”

Reese re-shared this tweet, originally posted in April, sparking curiosity about why she decided to resurface this particular message now.

Though she hasn’t directly addressed the latest drama involving internet personality Charleston White‘s offensive comments about her on the Jeff Teague podcast, her re-shared message seems to signal her continued commitment to advocating for the protection and empowerment of young women in sports.

Empowering the next generation

As a role model for many young girls, Reese has always been vocal about the importance of supporting women in sports and beyond.

Earlier this year, she gave exclusive insight into how she navigates her role as a public figure, offering advice to young girls who are balancing their passion for sports with other pursuits.

“It’s okay to do both, and know that women don’t have to be put into a box where they have to do one specific thing,” she told People.

Her words reflect a broader message of empowerment-encouraging young girls to break free from the societal constraints that often limit their opportunities.

Reese has spoken about how motivating the younger generation keeps her going, and it was this drive to inspire that led her to create the Angel C. Reese Foundation.

The foundation is dedicated to empowering girls and women through sports, education, financial literacy, and other important initiatives, aiming to level the playing field for those in communities that have been historically underserved.

There are three important factors here: the message, the messenger, and the medium.

The Club 520 podcast hosted by Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and Bishop B Henn recently invited Charleston White as their latest special guest, and it didn’t take long for the conversation to stir up some controversy. Moreover, all these individuals came under fire for White’s sexualizing comments about Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, suggesting that she should “do OnlyFans” and “dunk in some panties.” “I think Angel Reese wanna sell p***y,” he remarked at one point. This not only got the social media commentator in hot water, but also put the Club 520 crew in the crosshairs. It’s sadly not the only similar narrative that the WNBA star has faced.

“Just don’t talk about the W if you can’t even pretend to respect the people involved,” NBA and WNBA reporter Nekias Duncan expressed regarding the Charleston White and Angel Reese controversy. While Jeff Teague and company were not the ones who made the inappropriate comments, people online scolded them for laughing along despite their attempts to redirect the conversation and for sharing this kind of sentiment on their platform in the first place.

Charleston White’s Angel Reese Comments

Apart from that Angel Reese controversy, Charleston White’s appearance on Club 520 also held some interesting claims about a planned Joe Budden interview. “Yeah, Joe Budden had booked me, n***a,” he remarked. “But then I made some comments about Cassie and Diddy, was getting high, freaking, f***ing, and fighting, like most people do in the ghetto. Yeah, yeah, he ain’t want to interview me after that. […] So Joe Budden pulled me from the podcast.” “I didn’t push the Charleston interview back because of his Puff comments, Puff is grown….” Budden responded via Twitter. “I rescheduled cuz he was talking about someone’s dead son right after he was murdered, it was too fresh for me at the time… peace & love to all.”

Meanwhile, Charleston White doesn’t hate on every athlete out there, as he recently defended Travis Hunter amid the drama with his fiancée. But it’s clear that these Angel Reese comments went too far and caused a lot of negativity. Conversations like these almost always talk down on their subjects, and those with respect for the WNBA have had enough.