Lonzo Ball is a person of his phrase
Within the newest episode of Angel Reese’s podcast, Unapologetically Angel, Ball revealed whether or not he really paid for the wonderful Reese picked up earlier within the WNBA season.
Reese was ejected on June 4 throughout Chicago Sky’s loss to eventual WNBA champions New York Liberty, and the rookie was fined $400.
Reese was referred to as for her fifth private foul however after some phrases to the official and a wave of her arms in dismay she was shortly given two technicals and ejected from the sport.
Chicago Bulls’ Lonzo Ball was in attendance for that sport and took to X to share his frustration with the decision and promised to pay the wonderful Reese would get for the altercation.
“Ref that threw out @Reese10Angel is weak btw,” Ball wrote.
“You already know who you’re (Hold ya cash Angel I acquired you.)”
Reese replied to the put up: “Admire you gang!”
Now showing on her podcast, Ball confirmed that he did pay the wonderful however realised he gave far more than he wanted to.
“I did,” Lonzo stated when requested by Reese did you pay for my wonderful throughout a fan Q&A phase.
Reese went on to elucidate how Ball had overpaid for it.
“You gave me $2000 however are you aware how a lot the wonderful really was,” Reese stated.
“It was solely $200… I recognize you.”
Ball defined he contacted former Chicago Sky coach, Teresa Weatherspoon to verify Reese acquired it.
The WNBA star stated: “Yeah, she gave me in money. I recognize that.”
Initially, Reese was meant to be fined $400 however the WNBA rescinded one of many technicals which means the sum was simply $200 so the Chicago Bulls’ level guard overpaid by $1800.
Ball and Reese couldn’t cease themselves from discussing how dangerous the ejection was.
“That was a horrible tech, that was my first WNBA sport ever … terrible tech,” Ball stated.
Whereas Reese revealed she appealed it.
“That was a loopy tech, I appealed it however I didn’t get my a reimbursement not gonna lie,” Reese stated.
Shifting on from the wonderful, Reese requested Ball whether or not he’d come to extra WNBA video games since that was his first one.
“Ain’t gonna lie that was the primary and final sport I’ve been to however in fact, I’m making an attempt to go extra. Go Chicago Sky!,” Ball informed Reese.
The WNBA star will first return to basketball within the new Unrivalled League in Miami in January earlier than the WNBA season kicks off in Might, the place Reese will swimsuit up for the Chicago Sky for her second season.