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Angel Reese says WNBA salary isn't enough to cover her rent

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Angel Reese says WNBA salary isn't enough to cover her rent

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WNBA star Angel Reese is one of the league's most popular, visible and sometimes controversial players, but she says she couldn't make ends meet if her salary from the Chicago Sky was her only income.

In a recent Instagram Live video, Reese admitted that the hate she receives from some fans not only fuels her performance, but also helps fund her lifestyle.

“Hate is how they pay their bills, baby,” she said. “I just hope you know that the WNBA doesn’t pay my bills at all. I don’t even think it’s worth it.” one of my bills. Literally, I'm trying to think about my rent for the place I'm staying. Let me do the math real quick. I don’t even know my (WNBA) salary. $74,000?”

After an off-camera friend confirmed that her $8,000 monthly rent on her luxury residence was more than her rookie contract pays, Reese exclaimed, “I'm living beyond my means!”

Reese, who led the WNBA in rebounding this season before suffering a season-ending wrist injury, has made significant off-court earnings since her college days.

As a senior at LSU, Reese signed a major endorsement deal with Reebok, one of about 20 deals with companies such as PlayStation, Raising Canes, McDonald's, Coach, Wingstop, Outback Steakhouse and Amazon worth an estimated $1.7 million.

“Babe, if y’all would have thought… That WNBA check doesn’t pay anything. “Did he even pay my car bill?” she said. “I couldn’t even eat a sandwich with that. I couldn't even eat. I couldn’t live.”

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