Angel Reese just rewrote the WNBA record books, pulling off her 28th double-double of the 2026 campaign Friday night against the Portland Fire, tying Phoenix Mercury frontcourt standout Alyssa Thomas for the most in a single-season WNBA history. This isn’t just a stat line, folks, this is pure dominance, and it’s happening right before our eyes.
The Bayou Barbie Is Setting The W On Fire
Seriously, after a scoreless first quarter, Reese flipped a switch and dropped 10 points and 10 boards through two quarters and change right there in front of her home crowd. Think about that rebound! Just four days earlier, she absolutely exploded for a ridiculous 26-board performance in a win over the Sparks in Los Angeles, setting the W’s single-game and single-season rebounding records. The 24-year-old three-time All-Star has taken her game to another level in her first season with the Atlanta Dream, who picked her up in a trade with the Chicago Sky earlier this season. She’s been averaging north of 16 points per game, and she came into Friday’s game leading the league with 12.4 rebounds per game. We’re talking about a player who came in and immediately made her mark.
Reese vs. History: A Battle Of Legends
Now, let’s talk about the company Reese is keeping. Alyssa Thomas, a six-time All-Star herself, set that 28 double-double record in 2023 with the Connecticut Sun. Thomas is a triple-double machine, piling up double-digit points and assists 11 times that year, with six of those outings featuring triple-doubles. The woman has 22 career triple-doubles, and no other WNBA player has more than five all-time. That’s insane. But Reese is carving her own path. All of her double-doubles this season have come from scoring 10-plus points and grabbing 10-plus rebounds, starting with her Dream regular-season debut. And she’s shown she can do more, stacking at least five assists in four of those double-doubles. Last week, in a road win over the Sparks, she nearly hit a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, shooting a perfect 9 of 9 from the field, including 2 of 2 from deep. Her Dream squad even set a new franchise record with 124 points that night. And just this past Saturday, Reese dropped a career-high 31 points while helping Atlanta take down Thomas’s own Mercury team on the road. The Dream even clinched a playoff spot in the process!
What a stretch for the “Bayou Barbie,” who’s finally poised for her first postseason after missing out with the Sky for two straight years. This is what we live for, seeing players elevate and deliver when it matters most. Get ready, WNBA, because Angel Reese is coming for that postseason, and it’s gonna be must-watch TV!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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