{"id":185,"date":"2025-06-23T13:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:29:16","slug":"angel-reese-threatens-to-leave-u-s-after-receiving-just-one-roty-vote-this-country-will-lose-a-precious-gem-ts-dhung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=185","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Threatens to Leave U.S. After Receiving Just One ROTY Vote: \u201cThis Country Will Lose a Precious Gem\u201d \u2013 TS.DHUNG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Angel Reese, one of the brightest young stars in women\u2019s basketball, is reportedly considering leaving the United States after receiving just <strong>one vote<\/strong> for WNBA Rookie of the Year \u2014 a result that has stunned fans and sparked widespread backlash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Angel_Reese_September_2024_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Angel_Reese_September_2024_cropped.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Angel_Reese_September_2024_cropped-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a strong debut season with the Chicago Sky, Reese was expected to be a top contender for the award. But when the voting results came in, she was left nearly empty-handed. \u201cI poured my heart and soul into this season,\u201d Reese said tearfully. \u201cTo get one vote feels like a slap in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disheartened, she\u2019s now questioning her future in the U.S. league, hinting at a possible move abroad where she says her talent might be \u201cmore appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her remarks have ignited passionate responses from fans and fellow athletes, raising larger concerns about fairness, recognition, and how women of color are treated in pro sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love competing at the highest level,\u201d Reese said. \u201cBut if I\u2019m not valued here, maybe it\u2019s time to look elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether she stays or goes, Angel Reese\u2019s message is loud and clear: <em>respect isn\u2019t optional \u2014 it\u2019s earned, and expected.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Reese, one of the brightest young stars in women\u2019s basketball, is reportedly considering leaving the United States after receiving just one vote for WNBA Rookie of the Year \u2014 a result that has stunned fans and sparked widespread backlash. After a strong debut season with the Chicago Sky, Reese was expected to be a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=185\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Angel Reese Threatens to Leave U.S. After Receiving Just One ROTY Vote: \u201cThis Country Will Lose a Precious Gem\u201d \u2013 TS.DHUNG&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions\/189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}