Angel Reese purchased her first home at 22 and used the second to answer critics who as soon as claimed she couldn’t afford her hire.

Angel Reese turned a viral insult right into a victory lap by shopping for her first residence and reminding critics precisely who she is.

The 22-year-old Chicago Sky ahead revealed on Tuesday (April 15) that she’s formally a home-owner.

Reese took to Instagram, posting a photograph from her kitchen whereas holding a large home key. 

“Retired my momma,” she shared. “Grew to become a home-owner. All at 22. So blessed.”

She didn’t cease there. Reese adopted up with a put up on X, previously Twitter, aimed squarely at those that questioned her funds. 

“they stated ‘she must cowl up’ so i went cowl on VOGUE,” she wrote. “they stated ‘she will’t afford her hire’ so i went & purchased a home thank yaaaa.”

The milestone comes simply months after Angel Reese paid off her mom’s mortgage, a private purpose she’d lengthy dreamed of. 

“2 BIG issues off my imaginative and prescient board,” she famous, referring to each achievements occurring inside the first 4 months of 2025.

Reese’s clapback was a direct response to on-line chatter that her WNBA wage couldn’t cowl her reported $8,000 month-to-month hire. 

However her revenue stretches far past the courtroom. With endorsement offers from Reebok, Hershey’s, Beats by Dr. Dre and Good American, plus her podcast “Unapologetically Angel,” Reese has constructed a model that pays.

The LSU alum has grow to be one of the crucial marketable younger athletes in sports activities, and her newest transfer solely provides to her rising legacy. 

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