LSU star Angel Reese will participate in her team’s visit to the White House, even though she felt “upset” about the First Lady Jill Biden’s suggestion to invite both teams.
During an appearance on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Friday morning, Reese expressed her willingness to prioritize the team’s interests over her personal feelings and attend the event, stating that she’s “a team player.”
“At the beginning we were hurt, it was emotional for us because we know how hard we worked all year for everything and just being able to see that, that hurt us in the moment,” Reese said. “But just going back on it, you don’t get that experience ever so being able to go back, and I know my team probably wants to go for sure and my coaches is supportive of that so I’m going to do what’s best for the team and if they would like to go and we decide we’re going to go, then we’re going to go.”
She continued, “But it was tough just seeing that in the beginning but I think we’ll all come together and I think it’ll be good.”
Earlier this week, Reese made headlines along with Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. The spotlight on Reese came after she imitated Clark’s “you can’t see me” gesture towards Iowa. Unfortunately, Reese faced criticism for the gesture, highlighting the double standards between Black women and their white counterparts.
Shortly after, Biden expressed her desire to invite both LSU and Iowa to the White House for their impressive game. However, Reese and her teammates were offended since the visit is usually reserved for the winning team. Biden’s press secretary later clarified that the invitation would only be extended to the victors, in keeping with tradition, and that there was no intention to disrespect LSU.
