Reese addressed the singing after her team beat the Fever for the second straight game on Saturday, referencing how the Fever fans booed her in Indiana two days earlier.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket against Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream during the second quarter at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 20, 2026.
(Colin Hubbard/Getty Images)"It was just one in the moment of where I was, and how it felt, and how it hit, and the things that I've had to experience the last couple years, and they haven't always been great," Reese told reporters Saturday."It's not supposed to be easy, but I am very, very grateful for this opportunity to be a Black woman, it's a privilege...being where I was, hearing the loud boos when I was in the arena, and then when I heard 'Lift Every Voice,' it just made me feel like, this is for the ones that walked for me."Reese also answered a question about representing "Black culture" in Atlanta."Those young girls, those young boys out there, when they see a Black girl being able to run up and down the court and just have this life and have this experience, I think it's really important.
Representation is important, for me to use my voice, for me to use my platform, I'll never stay silent for things I believe in," Reese said."Lift Every Voice and Sing" is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.The NAACP says the hymn began as a poem written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson, with music composed by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson.
A choir of 500 schoolchildren first performed it publicly in Jacksonville, Florida, for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.The song has also been part of WNBA Juneteenth programming in recent years.The NBA said in 2021 that WNBA teams would play "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in arenas during Juneteenth celebrations, alongside other league social justice initiatives.Reese has previously acc...