Angel Reese shares emotional moment with Kim Mulkey at WNBA Draft
By Justin Terranova.Angel Reese celebrated the start of her new life with her old coach.This league is really competitive - and I'm a competitive player so I wanna play against a lot of players."Reese had a tumultuous start to the season, being pulled from an early-season game against SE Louisiana at halftime and then being absent the next four games as she dealt with the increased scrutiny that winning a national title brought to her and the basketball program. Mulkey never revealed the specifics as to why Reese was away from the team.When she came here, she said she wanted to be here for two seasons and she has lived up to that," Mulkey said of Reese after she declared for the WNBA draft.Reese and Mulkey shared an emotional hug after spending two dominant years together in Baton Rouge.Reese led the Tigers to a national championship in her first season after transferring from Maryland, and the team reached the Elite Eight this season before being taken down by Caitlin Clark and Iowa.An emotional Reese walked off stage after being drafted by the Chicago Sky with the seventh pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft to be greeted by LSU coach Kim Mulkey.I want to be a rookie again.