Gabrielle Union Praises Angel Reese For Her Impact On Sports

Angel Reese continues to make waves off the court, and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are starting to pay attention. In a new interview, Gabrielle Union, star of the 2000s film “Bring It On” and wife of NBA champion Dwyane Wade, had only positive things to say about the LSU alum.

Union recently opened up about Reese while promoting her most recent film, “GOAT,” in which the WNBA star plays a minor role. Considering the film, executive-produced by Stephen Curry, is about basketball, it only made sense for the iconic actress to talk about Reese’s role in the shifting climate of women’s sports.

For those unfamiliar, Wade is a minority investor and part-owner of the WNBA team, the Chicago Sky. Consequently, Union and Wade spend a portion of their summers courtside at Wintrust Arena to cheer Reese and the rest of her teammates on.

Even though the Chicago Sky’s most recent season was a struggle, ending with a 10-34 record, but fans still flocked to the arena for a chance to see Reese in person.

“Going to Chicago Sky games, everyone is like ‘Angel Reese, Angel Reese’ and then after the game, you know she stays for a very long time and the line of kids waiting to see her who are just like overwhelmed at the sight of her, it’s boys and girls,” Union said in a clip shared online.

“There are boys that are holding her shoe. Like, I got the Angel Reese shoe. I want you to sign this jersey, and they are looking at her in awe,” she added.

Reese rolled out her first signature shoe with Reebok in the summer of 2025, officially naming them the “AR1s.” In a statement sent to The Blast, Reese said about her design: “… it’s my style, my story, and my stamp on the game.”

In addition to Union, Reese is teaming up with Golden State Warriors champion Curry and 4x WNBA MVP A’Ja Wilson in the sports animated feature film “GOAT.”

According to a previous report from The Blast, the film follows a small goat with big dreams who gets the chance of a lifetime to join a professional “roarball” team.

Reese plays the role of Propp, a polar bear roarball athlete, while Wilson plays the role of Kouyate, a savage American alligator.

“GOAT” marks Reese’s second feature film credit, following her spot in the Netflix movie “House of Dynamite.”

During an episode of her podcast, Reese told rapper Common that she wanted to begin taking acting more seriously.

“I want to get an acting coach,” Reese said. “I was talking to Common — he’s overseas right now shooting season 2 of ‘Silo’ — and he was telling me, ‘You got to hire an acting coach.'”

Movie roles aren’t the only thing Reese has added to her resume recently.

In October 2025, the Chicago Sky standout made her modeling debut on the runway, becoming the first professional athlete to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

“I literally could not stop smiling!” Reese sabout the gig. “‘s such a surreal and full-circle moment — just last year I was in the audience manifesting being on that runway, completely inspired and in awe of all the powerful women walking down the runway, and now I get to return as an Angel. This will be an unforgettable night that I’ll forever be grateful for.”

Reese’s long list of partnerships and side projects clearly keeps the superstar athlete busy and highly profitable.

Another report from The Blast states that Reese secured the ultimate bag in 2025, earning $9.4 million and becoming the highest-paid Black woman in professional basketball.

Of that total, only $0.4 million came from her WNBA salary, backing up a previous statement that quickly blew up online.

“The WNBA don’t pay my bills at all. I don’t even think it pays one of my bills,” she said in 2024.

“That check that I do get [from the WNBA] is a bonus,” she added. “Being able to play for what, four to five months, and get $75,000 on top of the other endorsements that I’m doing, I think it’s a plus for me.”