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Video
Angela
Reese
makes
her
long-awaited
comeback
with
a warning
for
haters:
“Just
make
sure
that
apology
is
as
loud
as
the
disrespect.”
Source:
Ethan
Miller
/
Getty
The
21-year-old
returned
to
the
hardwood
for
the
first
time
since
the
LSU
Tigers
played
Kent
State
on
November
14.
Angel
helped
her
team
secure
a
victory
over
Virginia
Tech,
scoring
19
points
and
nine
rebounds
during
her
29
minutes
of
play.
TMZ
reports
that
during
a
post-game
interview,
Reese
revealed
the
reason
behind
her
4-game
absence.
She
took
time
away
from
the
court
for
a
mental
health
break
with
daily
moral
support
from
Shaq.
The
First-Team
All-American
explained
that
she
did
not
want
to
be
“a
cancer
in
the
locker
room.”
As
Angel
walked
into
the
press
area,
she
quipped,
“How
happy
are
y’all
to
see
me?
I
know
y’all
are.
Let’s
have
some
fun
here,”
before
taking
a
seat.
After
questioning
began,
she
told
journalists,
“My
mental
health
is
the
most
important
thing
before
anything.
And
I’m
going
to
make
sure
I’m
OK
before
anything.
Because
I
don’t
want
to
cause
anything,
harm
or
any
cancer
within
the
locker
room.”
She
continued,
“So,
being
able
to
take
a
reset
to
myself.
Like
I
said
before,
I
am
human.
I’m
not
just
an
athlete
and
that’s
OK
to
do.
Pro’s
do
it
all
the
time.”
Angel
added,
“So,
whatever
stories
that
were
wrote
and
written,
don’t
believe
everything
you
read.
I’m
back,
and
I’m
happy,
and
I’m
here.
And
I’m
moving
forward,
and
I’m
gonna
help
take
this
team
as
far
as
I
can.”
The
Bayou
Barbie
has
received
support
from
some
big
names,
including
retired
baller
Shaquille
O’Neal.
Angel
claims
Shaq
calls
her
daily
to
“check
in.”
“Having
supportive
people
has
been
really
important
to
me,”
she
said.
After
naming
her
mother
as
the
main
character
in
her
supporting
cast,
she
said,
“I
talk
to
Shaq
everyday.
He
FaceTimes
me
everyday.
He
checked
on
me.
He
called
me
every
single
day
to
make
sure
I
was
good.
He
told
me
everyday
this
too
shall
pass.”
She
continued,
“He’s
been
here
before.
He
knows
what
it
takes
and
just
being
able
to
have
somebody
like
that
was
something
that
was
really
good
for
me.”
“He
told
me
when
I
was
right.
He
told
me
when
I
was
wrong.
He
told
me
what
I
needed
to
do
to
get
back
to
where
I
needed
to
be
and
I
know
he’s
gonna
call
me
after
the
game,
if
he
hasn’t
already.”
Watch
Angel
Reese’s
post-game
interview
below.
Angel
Reese
Returns
With
A
Message
About
Disrespect
After
A
Break
From
Playing
Source:
Icon
Sportswire
/
Getty
Following
her
team’s
victory,
Reese
posted
a
cryptic
message
to
Instagram
on
Friday,
“Just
make
sure
that
apology
is
as
loud
as
the
disrespect,”
she
wrote.
Reese
never
named
names
in
the
post.
It
seemingly
addressed
those
who
negatively
speculated
why
she
was
absent
from
the
court.
Some
social
media
users
blamed
the
hiatus
on
poor
grades,
while
others
attributed
it
to
her
bad
attitude.
During
Reese’s
leave,
Kia
Brooks,
the
mother
of
her
teammate,
Flau’jae
Johnson,
took
to
Instagram
with
a
message
for
the
Greenville
Regional
MVP’s
mother,
Angel
Webb
Reese.
“You
definitely
know
about
grammar
errors
when
your
daughter
got
a
2.0-or-less
grade
point
average,”
she
spewed.
“Stop
being
petty,
fake
and
hateful,
and
take
responsibility
for
you
and
your
daughter’s
actions.”
LSU
head
coach
Kim
Mulkey’s
refusal
to
bring
clarity
only
intensified
speculations,
although
she
did
admit
“locker
room
issues”
were
the
catalyst.
Upon
beating
Virginia
Tech,
Mulkey
stated
she
was
“proud
of
how
[Angel]
handled
herself,
proud
she’s
back
to
the
Angel
everybody
knows.
.
.
.
There’s
nothing
but
positive
things
about
what
happened
on
that
floor.”
In
addition
to
Reese’s
return,
Coach
Mulkey
nabbed
her
700th
victory.
She
became
the
fastest
coach
to
reach
this
achievement
in
men’s
and
women’s
collegiate
basketball
history.
Congrats
all
around!
Hopefully,
whatever
issues
the
team
had
were
solved,
and
the
ladies
can
keep
their
focus
on
basketball.
