On Wednesday, the Miami-based 3-on-3 league announced Reese would be coming back for her second season, after initially opting not to play. She is rejoining Rose BC, the team she helped win Unrivaled’s inaugural title.
Reese was named Defensive Player of the Year and made Unrivaled history with the league’s first 20-20 game last season. Reese scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds during a matchup against the Lunar Owls.
Rose guard Kahleah Copper may be the most excited about Reese rejoining the Unrivaled. Under a recent TikTok video of Reese unboxing items she bought while traveling in Australia, Copper said, ‘You unboxing [expletive], like bring your ass to Miami.’ She later added, ‘Inbox this Rose jersey.’
‘AYOOOOO, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??!!!?!?,’ Reese responded.
Reese joining Rose is made possible by a recent three-way trade, the second in league history. The trade sent Vinyl BC guard Courtney Williams to Breeze BC, Hive BC guard Saniya Rivers to Vinyl and Rose forward Azurá Stevens to Hive. The trade details did not indicate that Rose got a player in return, nor did they show what Breeze gave up for Williams.
Reese’s debut is planned for Friday, Feb. 20, following the completion of the league’s 1-on-1 tournament. Rose plays Hive at 8:45 p.m. ET on TNT and truTV. The game can also be streamed on HBO Max.