What was meant to be a comeback game for Angel Reese quickly turned into an internet meme storm — and the footage is going viral by the second.
A NIGHT TO FORGET FOR ANGEL REESE
In what many were calling a “must-win” for the Chicago Sky, Angel Reese and her team faced off against the struggling Washington Mystics. But instead of making a statement, Reese delivered a performance that fans are now calling “unforgettable — for all the wrong reasons.”
The final score?
Mystics 79 — Sky 74.
But the real drama happened in the final seconds.
With 13 seconds left on the clock, and the Sky down by just two points, Reese received the ball under the basket. A perfect opportunity to tie the game.
Instead, she rushed the shot… and missed a wide-open layup.
Worse? She then tripped over her own teammate as she scrambled for the rebound, landing flat on the floor in front of the opposing bench.
The entire Washington sideline burst into laughter.
Cameras zoomed in as Reese sat stunned, eyes locked on the scoreboard.
“SHE’S NO CAITLIN CLARK!”
The internet wasted no time. Within minutes, memes were flooding X (formerly Twitter), comparing Reese’s gaffe to Caitlin Clark’s recent heroics.
“Caitlin hits logo threes. Angel misses layups.”
“Tell me again how Reese is better than Clark? I’ll wait.”
“Angel Reese just turned into a blooper reel. Meanwhile, Caitlin’s out here breaking records.”
Even some sports commentators couldn’t hold back.
“Angel Reese had the game in her hands,” said one analyst. “And she dropped it — literally.”
Another added, “This is the moment people will point to when asking: who’s really built for the big stage?”
A ROUGH POST-GAME INTERVIEW
The post-game interview didn’t help her case.
Looking visibly frustrated, Reese responded to questions with short answers. When asked about the missed layup, she shrugged and said,
“Basketball’s a game of mistakes. It happens.”
But fans weren’t buying it. One viral reply read:
“Sure, mistakes happen — but not that kind of mistake if you want to be called ‘The Face of the League.’”
THE CAITLIN COMPARISON: UNAVOIDABLE
While Reese stumbled in the spotlight, Caitlin Clark was simultaneously trending for dropping 31 points and 10 assists in a dominant Fever win over the Aces. The contrast couldn’t have been more glaring.
And though both are rookies, the media — and fans — are no longer treating them as equals.
One headline summed it up perfectly:
“One’s building a dynasty. The other’s building excuses.”
IS ANGEL REESE OVERHYPED?
This loss, combined with her shaky stats and growing list of viral blunders, is fueling a new debate online:
Was Angel Reese overhyped?
Some say yes — pointing to her inconsistencies and on-court immaturity.
Others argue it’s just a rookie growing pain, and that the spotlight is harsher on Black female athletes.
But either way, the pressure is rising — fast.
FINAL THOUGHT
Angel Reese still has time to silence the critics. But tonight, the court belonged to the Mystics… and the internet belonged to the memes.
As one fan tweeted:
“You can talk all you want… but in this league, you better back it up.”
And tonight, Angel didn’t.
Not even close.
