Angel Reese tries to temper 2028 Olympic expectations after Team USA’s latest gold medal

The US women’s basketball team won its eighth consecutive gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris, officially ending the Summer Games.

In the immediate aftermath of the Olympics, the focus will be on the 2028 Olympics and who will be donning the red, white and blue in Los Angeles when that happens. A report from ESPN Women’s Hoops’ X account speculated on who might be on that list, with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins all mentioned in the report.

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Angel Reese during the WNBA All Star Game on July 20, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Tyler Kaufman/NBAE via Getty Images)

But Reese, the Chicago Sky star who returns to action later this month, tried to turn the spotlight back to this year’s winners.

“Let’s just congratulate these women and let them enjoy this moment! Leave me out of this until my time comes!” Reese wrote on X in response.

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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark of Team WNBA during the WNBA All Star Game on July 20, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)

Reese and Clark would likely lead the next generation of women’s basketball players on Team USA. Both have been up for the Rookie of the Year Award as their teams battle for playoff position in their first WNBA seasons.

Bueckers is likely to be among the top picks in next year’s draft, as she finishes her career at UConn. Watkins will begin her sophomore season at USC.

There will be a lot of hype surrounding the next steps for Team USA. A ninth gold medal would be an incredible achievement.

Angel Reese and her friend Jasmin Reed on the side of the track during the USA v Germany match prior to the Paris Olympics on July 23, 2024 in London. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The US women’s basketball team has also won 61 consecutive Olympic Games.

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