Cameras catch Angel Reese-Paige Bueckers pregame exchange

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are back on the court on Wednesday night following the WNBA All-Star break. They are on the road to face Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at College Park Center.

The Dream enter this matchup looking to build on their momentum before the mid-season hiatus. They won four out of their last five games, including three straight right before the All-Star break. Atlanta heads into Wednesday’s contest with a 16-10 record and sixth in the standings.

Bueckers and Co., on the other hand, are 18-9 and are ranked fourth in the WNBA. This is also their first game back after the break following a 101-97 win over the Portland Fire on Jul. 22.

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese (5) warms up before a WNBA preseason game against the Chicago Sky.

Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers exchange pleasantries before tipoff

Reese and Bueckers were on the same team during the All-Star Game. They were both on Team Coop, which Bueckers captained after getting the second-highest votes behind Caitlin Clark (the Indiana Fever guard was the captain of Team Spoon).

Bueckers helped lead Team Spoon with 12 points and seven assists. Reese was quiet, though, registering zero points, five rebounds and four assists in nine minutes off the bench. Team Coop came up short against Team Spoon in the exhibition matchup, 129-122.

Reese and Bueckers caught up on the court ahead of Wednesday’s tipoff. The cameras caught the two having a quick exchange during warmups.

So this is how Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers greet @Reese10Angel @paigebueckers1 https://t.co/OVGiTMfwIl pic.twitter.com/fV8XUXCf5A

— CHAMPSIDE (@theCHAMPSIDE) July 29, 2026

Reese playfully shoved Bueckers as the two met on the sidelines. There’s nothing but love between these two stars, who will need to set their friendship aside once the game starts.

Tipoff for the first game of Wednesday’s WNBA doubleheader is set for 8:00 p.m. ET in Dallas.