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WNBA star Angel Reese claims she can’t cover her everyday bills on $73,000 salary

WNBA star Angel Reese has revealed her current basketball salary does not cover her bills and she ‘wouldn’t be able to live’ off her $73,000 paycheck.

Reese has become one of the most recognisable faces of the WNBA in her rookie season, but the 22-year-old’s performances on the court are not enough to get by.

The Chicago Sky’s All-Star has claimed her monthly rent payment is $8,000, meaning that an entire year’s worth of living costs her $96,000 which is significantly more than her entire salary.

“I just hope y’all know the WNBA don’t pay my bills at all,” she said during a recent Instagram livestream, via ESPN.

“I don’t even think that pays one of my bills. Her salary] isn’t enough to pay my car note, I wouldn’t even be able to eat, I wouldn’t be able to live,” she added.

However, Reese has reiterated that she is incredibly grateful for the situation she finds herself in, and her WNBA money is a ‘bonus’.

Speaking to ESPN in May: “Being able to play for what, four to five months, and get $75,000 on top of the other endorsements that I’m doing, I think it’s a plus for me.”

“Being able to make six figures within three months [in Unrivaled], being able to be housed in Miami, just being able to get better …. I think it’s amazing.”

Due to her recent rise to stardom, Reese has deals and partnerships with brands including Reebok, Beats by Dre, and of course, Reese’s chocolates.

Jackie Young is the current leading earner in the WNBA, as the Las Vegas Aces star earned a reported $250,000 from her contract this season.

However, Young’s earnings are minnowed by the NBA’s highest-paid athletes with Steph Curry taking home a whopping reported $51.9 million from the Golden State Warriors.

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