Angel Reese continues to be one of the most divisive figures in sports.
The Chicago Sky forward is off to a shaky start to the season, averaging a double-double but shooting just 35% from the floor on a team in the basement of the Eastern Conference.
The former collegiate national champion is one of the faces of the women's basketball renaissance, but she's struggled to progress as a player, particularly with her inability to finish consistently around the cup.
Yet Reese is still getting accolades thanks to her undeniable star power, and one veteran journalist is fed up with the pandering.
On his show "Fearless," Jason Whitlock verbally berated Reese after she shockingly won another BET award.
"Angel Reese was named Sportswoman of the Year—a woman with a r****** offensive basketball game who is an embarrassment to the WNBA," Whitlock said. "She is getting so much attention and is so unskilled, she confirms nearly every stereotype about women's basketball, that it's hot garbage. What's best for Black people and Black women is put on the back burner so they can control Caitlin Clark and antagonize white people."
As he often does, Whitlock took the discussion up to an uncomfortable level, but his general thesis has some merit in this situation.
Reese won the honor over the likes of Coco Gauff, A'ja Wilson, and JuJu Watkins, all unquestionably more deserving.
Do fans not understand that unjustly propping up Reese and suggesting she's far more talented than shown on the court only puts a larger target on her back?
Reese can act like a pro wrestling villain if she wants, but she shouldn't be wrongfully propped up over more deserving individuals to stick it to her detractors.