The WNBA is finally addressing the Angel Reese-Paige Bueckers betting situation.
On Wednesday, the WNBA posted a video of Reese and Bueckers at the WNBA All-Star Game placing a $400 wager between themselves over whose team would win the Fever-Wings game.
The WNBA went on to delete the video from social media.
LMAOO THEY DELETED https://t.co/1VnX0tUEh2 pic.twitter.com/ZNQAvHLJZD
— correlation (@nosyone4) July 29, 2026
Fans noted that the league’s new CBA clearly states that players cannot gamble on games they’re playing in.
Via Awful Announcing
“Any player found by the Commissioner after a hearing to have been guilty of wagering (directly or indirectly), or of offering or attempting to wager, money or anything of value on the outcome, score, or any other aspect of any WNBA Competition shall, in the sole discretion of the Commissioner, be subject to a fine, suspension, and/or dismissal and disqualification from any further association with the WNBA.”
On Thursday, the WNBA released a statement in which they revealed that they “addressed the matter internally”, but apparently will not punish Reese or Bueckers for betting on the game.
“While the social media post was intended to be lighthearted, WNBA players are well aware of the league’s policies prohibiting betting on WNBA games and receive training every year reinforcing those policies. We recognized that the post missed the mark, removed it shortly after it was published, and addressed the matter internally. We will also use this as an opportunity to reemphasize with the players involved that conversations about wagering on WNBA games, even when intended as a joke, can have negative consequences.”
There will be no punishment for Angel Reese or Paige Bueckers over this incident, per @AnnieCostabile. https://t.co/0uKwovOMhH
— Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) July 30, 2026