On Aug. 30, Reese’s sneaker ambition will cross into reality when the WNBA rookie sensation for the Chicago Sky receives the opportunity to debut Reebok’s first performance basketball shoe in nearly a decade. During Friday night’s marquee matchup between the Sky and Indiana Fever, Reese will lace up the Reebok “Engine A,” cementing the brand’s official relaunch into basketball footwear since the October 2015 release of the ZPump Rise.
“Reebok has stood on business about me since day one,” Reese told ESPN’s Alexa Philipou before Friday’s game. “Everything that I’ve wanted, all the creative control, I’ve gotten. [Reebok president of basketball] Shaq [O’Neal] told me I was going to be the face of Reebok, and I continue to be that. Being able to debut the new basketball shoe today, of course, I’m excited for it.
“In my future, I will definitely have a signature shoe — for sure.”
Reese is set to become just the second WNBA player in history to receive a signature shoe from Reebok, behind only women’s basketball legend-turned-ESPN broadcaster Rebecca Lobo.
“As a former Reebok athlete, it’s great to see the company making performance basketball shoes again,” Lobo told Andscape via email. “I’m thrilled about the explosion of women’s hoops in the past year and a half, and Angel’s Reebok partnership is another example of how much the women’s game has grown.”
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