BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA) — Chicago Sky forward (and former LSU women's basketball star) Angel Reese is joining a new women's professional league.
Unrivaled Basketball, which was co-founded by WNBA players Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, is a 3-on-3 basketball league made up of 30 professional players.
Reese is the 10th and most recent addition to the league, as announced in a joint Instagram post by Reese and Unrivaled on Wednesday.
"THE BARBIE IS UNRIVALED," reads the post, referencing Reese's nickname. (She was nicknamed "Bayou Barbie" at LSU.) The post also included a drawing of Reese underneath a message reading "305 Barbie," a reference to the league hosting its games in Miami.
Unrivaled Basketball's games will kick off in January, and take place entirely during the WBNA's off-season. The league also promises "the highest average salaries in women’s sports history," though the official Unrivaled website has not confirmed a figure. (Yahoo! Sports previously reported that players will make a minimum of $100,000 for the season.)
In addition to Reese, Unrivaled has announced nine players who already joined the league: Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young of the Las Vegas Aces; Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings; Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm; Rhyne Howard of the Atlanta Dream; Kahleah Cooper of the Phoenix Mercury; and founders Collier and Stewart.
More players are expected to be announced (via the league's website and social media channels) in the coming weeks.
“I have a long way to go, but to be recognized with some of the greats so far is super cool for me,” Reese said earlier this month, the Associated Press reported.
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