Angel Reese is making light of “living beyond her means” while playing for the WNBA. According to the Chicago Sky star’s latest video, her (ridiculously low) $74,000 annual salary isn’t enough to cover her expensive rent.

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In an Instagram Live video shared on Oct. 15, the 22-year-old athlete revealed that she only makes $74,000 as a rookie with the league. Reese, who rose to fame as a forward with the Louisiana State University Tigers, encouraged her haters to keep on doubting her as “hating” helps her to pay “them bills.”

How Much Does Angel Reese Make With The WNBA?

Reese was selected as the seventh overall pick by the Chicago Sky this year and is set to earn $324,383 over the next four seasons. Her salary started at $73,439, according to Sports Rac, with increases leading to a team option of $93,636 in her fourth year, but that apparently isn’t enough to cover her daily expenses.

“I just hope you know the WNBA don’t pay my bills at all,” the Maryland native told fans in her video which was reposted by the SpilledMilkSM blog on Tuesday. “I don’t even think that pays one of my bills. Literally, I’m trying to think of my rent for where I stay at. Let me do the math real quick. I don’t even know my [WNBA] salary. $74,000?”

Luckily, Reese has the option of boosting her salary thanks to additional incentives with the WNBA. For example, if she was selected to participate in an All-Star game, she could boost  her salary by an additional $2,575, according to USA Today. The extra dough would help Reese pay her expensive rent in Chicago, which after crunching some numbers with a friend off camera, she revealed to be $8,000 a month. 

“I’m living beyond my means!” she gasped, before letting out a huge chuckle. “Babe, if y’all thought… That WNBA check don’t pay a thing. Did that even pay my car note?… I wouldn’t even be able to eat a sandwich with that. I wouldn’t even be able to eat. I wouldn’t be able to live,” the baller added toward the end of the clip, according to Vibe.

Reese Makes Millions Off Her NIL Deals

Fortunately, Reese has multiple revenue streams to help cover her expenses. In 2023, she signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Reebok, a major financial boost that raised her NIL valuation to $1.7 million—making her one of the top-ranked women’s basketball athletes in this area, according to On3. Reese ranks No. 7 in the On3 NIL 100, the first comprehensive ranking of high school and college athletes based on their NIL valuation. 

As reported by Yahoo Sports, Reese secured 17 NIL deals from 2022 to 2023, partnering with notable brands such as Sports Illustrated, Calvin Klein, ZOA Energy, and Goldman Sachs, among others. In a campaign ad for Goldman Sachs released in March, the basketball champ thanked her mother for instilling a strong work ethic and dedication into her throughout childhood.

“I owe so much to my mom,” the star shared in the campaign video posted to her Instagram account on March 18. “She instilled in me my confidence, work ethic and my commitment to my community. It’s clear that from her generation to today, Black women are still facing challenges. But I believe change is possible.”

Angel Reese is out here hustling! What do you think of her tight WNBA salary?

aspire TV’s Style Kings are continuing to showcase their stereotype-defining design work, and BOSSIP’s got an exclusive clip.

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As previously reported the groundbreaking series on aspireTV, invites audiences into the world of two dynamic entrepreneurs;  Atlanta-based HGTV interior design star/Trademark Design & Co. owner, Justin Q. Williams and Celebrity custom suit designer/ Hideoki Bespoke owner Dedrick Thomas, as they navigate the realms of high fashion and interior design.

This show not only showcases their craftsmanship but also seeks to illuminate the underrepresented contributions of Black men in these artistic fields.

Style Kings Exclusive Clip

In an exclusive clip from tonight’s new episode, we see Dedrick Thomas discussing his travel to Italy ahead of his new brand collaboration.

The Hideoki Bespoke owner is seen discussing his Ping x Hideoki collab that puts a fashion-forward twist on golf wear and accessories. According to the Style King, traveling to Italy was integral to the success of the project because he got a first-hand look at fabric.

“Just being in Italy allowed us the moment in time to make immediate decisions and also to see other technologies that was available.”

Ultimately, Deidrick is excited to showcase the timeless pieces from the collab.

Take an exclusive look below.

Style Kings airs Wednesdays at 8 pm on aspireTV!

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After being drafted into the NBA alongside his pop LeBron James, Bronny is giving a detailed look at his post-cardiac arrest journey.

After LeBron and Bronny James made history by becoming the NBA’s first father-son duo to hit the court together and with Bronny suffering a cardiac arrest last year, it’s a miracle to see his progress.

On Tuesday, Bronny covered the latest issue of Men’s Health and told his story in his own words.

According to Men’s Health, after his health scare, Bronny reset his routine and went back to square one. The magazine also pointed out that when discussing his cardiac arrest Bronny tensed up, and dropped eye contact.

“I got real on top of my routines to get back to where I was. I had to do breathing exercises and stuff.”Bronny revealed. “It was a total reset. I have to stay on top of my heart medications, and…I got my heart pillow,” he told Men’s Health. “When I coughed, it used to hurt a little bit, but you get this pillow, and when you cough you just hold it so it doesn’t hurt.”

In a rare moment of vulnerability, Bronny admitted that he is still recovering and isn’t back to 100%.

“My days aren’t normal anymore,” he said. “I still feel like I’m getting back, I’m getting back to where I was.” -said Bronny.

Getting back on the court so soon after cardiac arrest and heart surgery could be a bit much, but Bronny told Men’s Health that his father taught him to block out the outside noise.

“Everything I’ve been through over the years has prepared me for this,” Bronny confessed. “I really think it just ties back to me experiencing so much negativity and pushing through all of that. I feel like it built me to where any situation that is trying to hold me back or I’m not fighting through at the time, I can sustain my comfortability and belief in myself to keep going. I mean, there might be a couple times that I look at something and it makes me mad, and I go out and play better, but most of the time, it’s in through one, out the other.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Bronny said he grew up upbringing as the eldest James child, and said he never expected that scrutiny and notoriety would be part of his life.

“Growing up, I didn’t really understand why everything was going on. I wasn’t really paying attention to everything, so it was a surprise to me, but not really, because I knew it was happening, but I didn’t know it was going to flood over me like that.” -Bronny reflected.

It’s refreshing to see Bronny tell his story in his own words and it seems like he’s set on keeping it as real as possible.

See more Bronny for Men’s Health below.

Kayla Nicole already gets enough backlash from Taylor Swift fans online, but after her appearance on Angel Reese’s podcast, she collected a whole new category of haters.

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As previously reported during her appearance on the WNBA star’s Unapologetically Angel podcast, Travis Kelce’s ex opened up about all of the negative attention she’s received online since the start of his relationship with Taylor Swift.

“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and online chaos doesn’t impact me,” Nicole told Reese. “It does, even to this day. You can go to my most recent post and there will be people debating each other why I am worthless and I’ll never be a talented person and I have no career.”

Kayla went on to admit that she doesn’t understand where the hate comes from, alluding to Swift being at the “level of fame that attracts crazy people.”

“I haven’t done anything to warrant that backlash,” she insisted.

Unfortunately for the I Am Athlete host, another segment of that same interview ended up garnering more backlash than ever before.

During the episode, Kayla revealed that after a guy she was dating dumped her for a “singer/actress,” she dressed up as them for Halloween — and posted it on Instagram. While she didn’t name names, she added that she had moved to New York to be with the mystery man and was heartbroken when she found out he had another woman the whole time.

“So I was dating a guy, and he dumped me through a text message. And he dumped me for this singer/actress who was famous at the time. He dumped me for her. Lied about it for months then popped out with her and it became this public thing,” she said.

Fans very quickly dug up her 10-year-old Halloween costume, when Kayla dressed up as Teyana Taylor from Kanye West’s “Fade” music video. Many people agreed that this was a crazy thing to do–which Nicole emphasized while telling the story–even getting a catty response from Teyana herself.

Now, Kayla is responding to the backlash, revealing that even her own mother had a problem with how she handled the situation.

“After the podcast came out, I thought that I handled things with grace,” she said during Tuesday’s episode of I Am Athlete Daily. “I thought that I answered the questions to the best of my ability. The public had their interpretation of things — didn’t matter to me.”

“My mom calls me though — and it’s those conversations … that’s what matters to me,” Nicole continued. “Because she’s offended, she’s hurt by the way people are perceiving her daughter, she’s hurt with the negative headlines and the way that people are spinning it.”

Wiping away tears, she went on to share the advice her mother gave her for the future.

“My mom was like, ‘Maybe next time, we don’t answer those questions,’ and it’s as simple as that,” Nicole explained. “Don’t give it any energy. You don’t have to always respond.”

Kayla seems to be in better spirts about the situation, even writing in the IamAthlete Daily’s Instagram comments;

“Deeply appreciate ya’ll for creating a safe space for honest conversation!” wrote the model. “Holding me accountable while giving me grace to grow. Thank you. Also, don’t ever get this many close up’s of me ugly crying again man lol.”