Angel Reese says no Atlanta Dream All-Star starters is a ‘slap in the face’

Despite being tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Dream do not have a starter in this year’s WNBA All-Star Game.

Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray narrowly missed out on the honor, although all three seem to be locks to at least be selected to play in the game.

But that is not enough, said Reese.

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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese (5) waits for play to start against the Washington Mystics during the third quarter at CareFirst Arena. (Rafael Suanes/Imagn Images)

Reese herself said she “expect[s] to be disrespected” but stood up for her teammates because “they won’t say anything.”

“For those two though, I think they work so hard and they put a lot of work in, and the way that they’re guarded every game and they [have to] adjust. The reason why we’re where we are is because of those two,” Reese said.

“For us not to have anyone was just a slap in the face.”

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese drives against Seattle Storm center Awa Fam in the second quarter at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash., on June 27, 2026. (Richard Dizon/Imagn Images)

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Six frontcourt players were named starters (three for each team) based on a point system through voting by fans, media and players — Reese herself was ranked sixth by all three parties, but the weighted point system put her at seventh. As for guards, where there are four starters, Howard and Gray were fifth and sixth. Howard was the second-ranked guard by players but ninth by fans and fourth by media.

Caitlin Clark was selected as an All-Star despite being ranked 11th at the guard position by her fellow players while being fifth in the WNBA with 21.2 points per game and second with 8.2 assists — the fans placed her second, and the media third, and she’s the only player in the league averaging 20-plus points and eight-plus assists.

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever shoots against Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream during the first quarter at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/Getty Images)

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Reese is once again averaging a double-double in her first season with the Dream, putting up 14.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, the latter figure a league high.

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