Angel Reese invites Michael Jordan to watch her play for Chicago Sky ahead of WNBA season
- The 22-year-old rookie forward was the seventh overall pick of the WNBA Draft
- The Sky’s other star, Kamilla Cardoso, is out for four to six weeks due to injury
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Angel Reese has openly invited Michael Jordan to watch a Chicago Sky game next week ahead of the start of the 2024 WNBA season, as the ex-LSU star revealed she has never met the NBA legend.
The rookie forward, who turned 22 on Monday, shared her desire to hopefully chat with the former Chicago Bulls guard heading into the first game of the new season against the Dallas Wings on May 15 on a variety of topics. NBA champion – one day soon.
‘There are so many great players who have come before us here. Candace [Parker] be retired. Michael Jordan,ā Reese said WGN News.
āI want Michael Jordan to come to a game. I’m telling you now. I want Michael Jordan to come to a game.
‘I’ve never met him! That will be the first time,ā she added.
On the eve of her 22nd birthday, Angel Reese wished Michael Jordan would come to a Chicago Sky game this season
Jordan watches during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 in Las Vegas
Amid the controversy that one of Sky’s preseason games wasn’t on the WNBA’s League Pass, Reese ā the seventh overall pick of this year’s draft ā will have to get an early start, as will the others from Sky. star Kamilla Cardoso will be sidelined for four to six weeks due to a shoulder injury.
Cardoso was injured Friday in Sky’s 92-81 loss to the visiting Minnesota Lynx, which was widely viewed on a fan’s livestream after the WNBA was unable to broadcast the game.
Cardoso left the court just 13 minutes into the game after scoring six points, four rebounds and two blocked shots.
Reese during a preseason game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 3 at Target Center in MN.
Meanwhile, Reese attended the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday for her birthday.
Plus, she can expect big crowds this season, as WNBA ticket sales on StubHub are up 93 percent.
The increase followed StubHub’s record sales for the women’s NCAA tournament and for the 2023 WNBA Finals, spokesman Adam Budelli said earlier in May.
The highest demand for tickets was for the Las Vegas Aces, which host three of the top 10 best-selling games. A total of six Aces season tickets remained, starting at $906 for 20 home games. Total Aces sales have nearly tripled (up 190 percent) compared to this time a year ago.