WNBA breaks silence on controversial Angel Reese-Paige Bueckers $400 betting video drama

The WNBA has released a statment following their social media blunder in sharing a video about a bet between Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers for the result of the Dream-Wings game Wednesday night.

The league's social media team captured Bueckers and Reese making a bet on the outcome of a Dream vs. Wings game

NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams "missed the mark," the WNBA said Thursday. The players won't be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP

The WNBA has released a statement after deleting a video showing Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers making a bet.

A deleted video shows Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making a $400 wager on their own game, yet the WNBA dismisses it as simply lighthearted.

It started as a light-hearted joke between two of the WNBA's brightest young stars.It ended with the WNBA issuing an official apology, in the latest public relations nightmare for embattled commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league office.LMAOO THEY DELETED https://t.co/1VnX0tUEh2 pic.twitter.com/ZNQAvHLJZD— correlat

Source: WNBA won't punish Bueckers, Reese for apparent wager  ESPN

The WNBA caused a stir on social media with a since-deleted social media post from the league's official account on Wednesday.

Social media post showing Bueckers and Reese betting on game 'missed the mark,' WNBA says  Toronto Star

The WNBA says a social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams “missed the mark."

Some analysts call for peace between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese: “They're turning them into pawns in a war that has nothing to do with them”  MARCA

In the video, the WNBA's social media team asks Bueckers to recall a wager she made with Reese regarding Wednesday's Dream-Wings game.

Angel Reese ‘Apple Pay’ Joke Makes WNBA’s Paige Bueckers Betting Post Look Even Worse  Sports Illustrated

The video, which was quickly deleted, appeared to show Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers making a friendly $400 wager on Wednesday night's game between their two teams.

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