Angel Reese Silences Critics Once Again After Revealing Brilliant Marketing Idea For New Term 'Mebounds'

Since entering the WNBA as the 7th overall pick of the 2024 draft, Angel Reese has been the name on everybody's lips.

Although some of the conversation surrounding her on-court ability hasn't always been positive, the Chicago Sky power forward isn't swayed by comments from internet users.

In fact, in a recent TikTok video, Angel Reese revealed how she thrives when her critics—or internet trolls—attempt to embarrass or discredit her, explaining that all they really do is fuel her fire.

Reese has faced an immense amount of scrutiny throughout her short career in the WNBA. Many of her critics blast her for her low shooting percentage on layups, while also attempting to discredit her impressive rebounding ability.

Weeks ago, before Reese became the fastest player in league history to reach 500+ points and 500+ rebounds, social media users coined the term "mebounds" in an attempt to downplay the star's rebounding prowess.

However, Reese isn't letting the trolls get to her.

In fact, she told her nearly six million TikTok followers that she loves when her critics post about her, because it only results in her getting more popular.

"Whoever came up with the 'mebounds' thing, y'all ate that up," Reese said in an online video. "Because mebounds, crebounds, keybounds, tebounds... anything that comes off the board, it's mine."

She continued, "And a brand ... that's six figures right there."

"Whoever came up with that, the trolling, I love when y'all do it, because the ideas be good," she said, adding, "when y'all came up with mebounds — cause, statistically, all the rebounds I get aren't always just mine. They're the defenses, too, or somebody else's on my team — but when y'all came up with mebounds, y'all [ate]."

She finished the video saying she and her agent were "gonna work with that."

On her X account, the NCAA champion even hinted at possibly trademarking the term as well.

Despite Reese's positive social media presence, her team, the Chicago Sky, has struggled on the court. After their June 13 loss to the Atlanta Dream, the Sky fell to 2-7 on the season.

In a previous interview, Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca addressed the team's gameplay, admitting he was "disappointed" by their performance.

“We had pretty big, significant expectations for this season. That’s why I made the moves I made," he added, referring to signing veteran players like Courtney Vandersloot and Kia Nurse.

Pagliocca then transitioned to Reese, 23, and discussed her new role playing further from the basket, as well as his hopes that her game would evolve before it became too late in the season.

“That’s something that has yet to come together, but it’s a necessity for us to win,” Pagliocca said. “She’s had some great games, and she’s had some games like everybody else that haven’t been her best. But she’s our best chance at versatility on this roster. We need more production out of her, but we need her to help us in other ways, too."

Fans pushed back against Pagliocca on X, asking, "Wasn't Angel the player of the game [three times]?" someone asked. "I'm confused. She was the only one in double digits."

The support carried over into a recent postgame conference as well, when Reese's teammate, Ariel Atkins, defended her against a reporter.

"I'm sorry, can I? Can I say something?" Atkins said. "This is a 23-year-old kid. And the amount of crap that she gets on a day to day, she still shows up. So whatever questions y'all got, about our team, basketball-wise, we appreciate it. But all the other nonsense, it's irrelevant."

She continued, "This is a 23-year-old kid who handles herself with grace... She knows who she is, and we ain't gonna break her down for that. So whatever other questions y'all got, I'm hoping it's just about basketball, maybe a box score question. But the kid's crown is heavy, like respect that."

Reese thanked Atkins for her moving defense before adding, "I just focus on basketball. I come into work every day and work. I don't complain, I don't care about anything else. I have bad days; I haven't been playing well at all. I come in every day and try and be better than the last. I know my teammates trust me; I know they have my back."