Angel Reese has been accused of grabbing 'mebounds' off her own misses
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Angel Reese is turning an insult into a positive.
Reese, of course, is a rebounding machine, setting the single-season record last year before an injury cut her season short — that record was then surpassed by A'ja Wilson.
But many of her rebounds have come from the offensive side, stemming from her own missed shots.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese grabs a rebound against the New York Liberty during the first half at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)
Because of this, a viral TikTok user coined the term "mebounds," for when Reese grabs a rebound off her own miss.
Well, Reese took advantage of the opportunity and filed a trademark application for the new word. The trademark would be for hats, T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Reese even addressed the term in one of her latest TikTok videos.
"Whoever came up with the 'mebounds' thing, y'all ate that up. Because 'mebounds,' rebounds, crebounds... anything that comes off that board, it's mine," she said in the post.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese brings the ball up court in the first quarter against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
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"And a brand? That's six figures right there. The trolling, I love when y'all do it because, like, the ideas be good. Like, when y'all have to alter my face and s--- because I'm cute, all right, whatever. That doesn't get me. But when y'all came up with ‘mebounds,’ because statistically, all the rebounds that I get aren't always just mine. They're, like, the defenses, too, or somebody else on my team. But, when y'all came up with 'mebounds,' y'all ate."
In a recent contest, Reese grabbed five offensive rebounds in a 19-second span, four of which came off her own shots.
Reese currently leads the WNBA with 11.9 rebounds per game — 4.8 of those are offensive, which is also a WNBA high. She is shooting 35.7% from the floor in 10 games played this season. She ranks third in defensive rebounds per game with 7.1.
The 23-year-old recently recorded her first triple-double, scoring 11 points, grabbing 13 boards, and handing out 11 assists.
Chicago Sky player Angel Reese during the WNBA All Star Game at Footprint Center. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)
Reese's Chicago Sky are 3-7, the third-worst record in the WNBA.
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