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WNBA Star Pays Off Mom’s Mortgage: ‘That Was My Biggest Goal in Life’

MEDLEY, FLORIDA – JANUARY 17: Angel Reese #5 of Rose reacts against the Vinyl during the second half at The Mediapro Studio on January 17, 2025 in Medley, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

WNBA Star Pays Off Mom’s Mortgage: ‘That Was My Biggest Goal in Life’

By Movieguide® Contributor

WNBA star Angel Reese just shared the sweet surprise she gave her mom for her birthday. 

“Well it’s your birthday today,” Reese said to her mother, Angel Webb Reese, in a recent episode of her YouTube show UNAPOLOGETICALLY ANGEL. “You said that if your mortgage was paid off that you would retire…or you can pick if you want to work still. So your mortgage today has been paid.”

Reese continued, “Today your mortgage has been paid, you ain’t got to worry about your mortgage no more and if you want to still work and keep yourself busy, you can keep yourself busy.”

Her mom replied, “Are you serious? Oh, Lord Jesus,” and began to cry as the two hugged. 

“That was my biggest goal in life to retire you and pay your mortgage or whatever you wanted not to work,” Reese told her mother. “You’re a hard-working woman, you don’t need me for no money. That’s why I always say, ‘She never needed me for no money.’”

The Chicago Sky star has credited her mother, a former college basketball star, for introducing her to the game.

“She taught me how to play,” she shared. “Most of my family plays basketball, so I kind of had to play. I tried ballet, gymnastics, and things like that, but nothing worked except for basketball.”

In a 2023 interview with ESPN First Take, Reese said, “My mom is a single mom. She’s really independent. She raised me and my brother by herself. Looking at her and seeing how she never backed down to anything. She always stood her ground for everything. She worked super hard for me and my brother to get in this position.”

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