Angel Reese says ‘leave me out of this’ while asking media to focus on USA women's Olympics gold

PARIS, FRANCE: Angel Reese took to X to congratulate and celebrate women's Team USA’s gold win in basketball at the Olympics 2024.

Reese, who was not part of the team for the Paris Games, also tried to downplay the 2028 Olympic expectations while choosing to focus on celebrating the current team's success.

Angel Reese celebrates women's Team USA

The 22-year-old basketball player wrote, “Let’s just congratulate these women & let them enjoy this moment! Leave me out of this until my time comes! 😇”

She shared her post while re-posting an ESPN article that speculated about the possible roaster for the 2028 Games, as reported by the Daily Mail.

“Yes, the U.S. women’s 67-66 win over France is still soaking in. But … who will suit up for Team USA in the 2028 Olympics? Caitlin Clark? Angel Reese? Paige Bueckers? JuJu Watkins?” it said.

Netizens hail Angel Reese for ‘always being supportive’

Many people commented on Reese’s post with an X user tweeting, “Magnificent reply Angel, magnificent in every regard - and hi.”

Another user commented, “Deference! We love you Angel 🤏🏽🤏🏽🫶🏽”

“Exactly, life is a series of moments… let them have this one,” one shared.

Someone else stated, “You right queen 🥹 cause it’s COMING.”

“You the leader of the new era🔥,” another individual said.

An individual added, “Well said, everyone has their time. Congrats to the players that won the gold in this Olympics!”

“The kid gets it and and the future is bright for the WNBA,” a tweet read.

Another tweet was “Absolutely, let's focus on celebrating the achievements of these incredible athletes! It's their time to shine, and they deserve all the recognition and applause. As for you, well, your time will come too, and when it does, we'll all be cheering for you. In the meantime, enjoy the show and keep that mischievous smile on your face. 😄”

“Always being supportive and not allowing these ‘fans’ to sh*t on the ones who paved the way! Your time is coming, Champ 🐕💪🏾,” a person wrote.

“Love it! That’s right Angel tell them to let the USA Olympics champs enjoy their moment!” another person mentioned.

“And this is why people with character love you…because the everyday person would’ve just been grateful for the mention and ignored any backlash….a person with character calls out the things they don’t agree with and stand on what they do,” a comment read.

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