Just five games into the season, the title defense of Angel Reese and the LSU Lady Tigers is off to a rocky start.
After opening the season with a loss to Colorado, LSU has been on a mission to get back on track but it hasn’t been without difficulty. In LSU’s fourth game of the season, Reese was benched for the second half. Three nights later, she was noticeably absent as her team prepared to face Southeastern Louisiana and did not play in the game.
Why was Angel Reese benched? And why wasn’t she with the team for its fifth game of the season? Here is what we know about the All-American forward’s absence.
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What happened to Angel Reese?
As LSU geared up to face Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, Nov. 17, Reese was not with the team as it exited the bus nor during its pregame warmups. LSU Rivals columnist Ron Higgins noted that head coach Kim Mulkey would address Reese’s absence postgame.
After the Lady Tigers’ 23-point win over Southeastern Lousiana, Mulkey kept her answer regarding Reese’s absence quite simple:
“It’s very obvious Angel was not in uniform. Angel is a part of this basketball team and we hope to see her sooner rather than later.”
“You want me to explain why? It’s very obvious Angel was…
