Angel Reese’s new Reebok sneakers arrive as her WNBA Finals run heats up

Angel Reese has a new Angel Reese 1 sneaker release at Reebok, Rolling Stone reported on 20 October, as her Atlanta Dream prepare to host the next two games of the WNBA Finals. The drop arrives with the best-of-seven series tied 1–1 after Atlanta’s win over the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco.

The timing follows a standout Game 2 for Reese: 30 points and 16 rebounds in a 79–65 Dream victory on 19 October, according to BBC Sport. It was Atlanta’s first win in a WNBA Finals game.

What is new about the Angel Reese 1 sneakers?

The publication said Reebok described the new sneakers as a collaboration with Reese’s candy brand. The release extends Reese’s partnership with the footwear company, which Rolling Stone said began in 2023. The company’s precise launch date was not given in the report.

Rolling Stone also pointed readers to the Angel Reese Barbie doll through third-party sellers on Walmart. That listing is separate from the new sneaker release; the report did not establish a new doll restock.

Why the Finals timing matters

Atlanta entered Game 2 having lost all 10 of its previous Finals games across appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2013, BBC Sport reported. The Dream trailed the Valkyries 1–0 in this series after a 68–64 defeat in the opener. Reese’s response helped end that long Finals losing streak and bring the teams level.

The Dream led 39–37 at half-time, then outscored Golden State 30–8 over a 13-minute stretch spanning the third and fourth quarters, according to the BBC. Reese scored nine points during that run. The BBC said she became the third player to record at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a Finals game, following Jonquel Jones in 2019 and Breanna Stewart in 2020.

Reese said she had felt she let her team down in the previous game. ‘I just wanted to make sure I came out tonight and left my mark,’ she said, according to BBC Sport. Teammate Allisha Gray described her as coming out ‘on a mission.’ Reese is in her first season with Atlanta after a trade from the Chicago Sky.

The series now moves to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4, scheduled for 22 and 24 October. That gives the Dream two home games to build on their first Finals victory while the new shoe release puts Reese’s off-court partnership in view.