Angel Reese says it's 'disrespectful' Dream don't have WNBA All-Star starter as reports emerge about botched player vote
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Key Points:
- The Atlanta Dream set a franchise single-season wins record last season and currently hold a tie for the fourth-best WNBA record, led by Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard, and Allisha Gray, who are top performers in rebounding and scoring.
- Despite their strong performances, none of the Dream's key players—Reese, Howard, or Gray—were named starters for the WNBA All-Star Game, a snub Reese publicly called "disrespectful."
- The All-Star starter voting process, which combines fan, player, and media votes, faced criticism due to low player participation and a distribution error that prevented some players, including those on the Los Angeles Sparks, from submitting ballots.
- Fan voting accounted for 50% of the starter selection, with players and media each contributing 25%, but incomplete player ballots and voting irregularities affected the outcome, leading to notable discrepancies in player rankings.
- The Dream players remain hopeful for recognition through the coaches’ selection of All-Star reserves, and Reese expressed a desire for more fan support to help her teammates receive the acknowledgment they deserve.
