Angel Reese's Official All-Star Game Voting Total Goes Viral
While fans are still wringing their hands over the number of votes Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark received for the WNBA All-Star Game, many fans were quite surprised this week to see the number of votes that Chicago Sky star Angel Reese got too.
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Reese ranked fifth among frontcourt players in the fan voting, with only Napheesa Collier, A'ja Wilson, Brenna Stewart and Aliyah Boston finishing ahead of her. However, her voting rank among the media and even other WNBA players was far more surprising.
Reese finished ranked 12th by both the media and were fellow WNBA players. He weighted score wound up being 7.75, tying her with Kiki Iriafen and stopping her from securing a starting spot on the WNBA All-Star team.
That said, Reese is still very likely to wind up making the team as a reserve.
As far as the actual number of votes go, Reese received 506,741 votes from fans. Only nine other players received at least a half-million votes.
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That said, Reese's mark was less than 40-percent of the 1.29 million votes that her nemesis Caitlin Clark received. Though to be fair, no WNBA player came within 100,000 votes of the Indiana Fever superstar.
But WNBA fans were a little more intrigued by Reese's rank among media and other players than among the fans:
"Angel Reese fans should be more than a little upset -- after all the glazing, both the Media and Player votes ranked her 12th. Given how she's playing *right now*, she's in the top 5 of bigs -- I'd put her at 4 behind Boston, Collier, and Wilson. And I'm a staunch critic," one user remarked on X.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 22: Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky reacts against the New York Liberty during the first half at Wintrust Arena on May 22, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by)"Forget Caitlin.. Kiki Irifafen over Aliyah Boston and Angel Reese? Kelsey Plum 16th? Britney Sykes, the ft merchant and Tash Cloud who had one good week? Nah... player votes need to be stripped," wrote another.
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"Angel Reese will never be MVP of the WNBA, neither will Caitlin Clark, not that she wont deserve it but they just wont give Caitlin the votes, even if it is obvious she should be the MVP. Angel has started playing better, I will give her that," a third wrote.
Is Angel Reese's popularity waning among her peers?
Related: ESPN Analysts Don't Think Angel Reese Should Have Received Rookie Of The Year Vote
Angel Reese's Official All-Star Game Voting Total Goes Viral first appeared on The Spun on Jul 1, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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