Angel Reese Shares Simple Message About Protecting Women's Sports

Angel Reese is taking a stand for female athletes.

The former LSU star and WNBA rookie took to X seemingly out of nowhere and went viral Monday morning when she tweeted, "protect young women in sports!!!"

There was no further context or information shared by Reese, which left the situation up to interpretation. I've reached out to Reese, but have not heard back as of publication as to what might have sparked this tweet and to what she was referring.

Angel Reese goes viral with tweet about protecting female athletes

It took just minutes before this tweet went mega-viral, and it's drawing all kinds of different reactions on social media.

Many people seem to think Reese is speaking out against males competing against females. The topic has never been hotter. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley recently endorsed the idea that anyone who believes they're a woman can compete against women and President Joe Biden just last week expanded Title IX protections to include trans people.  

Others believe it could relate to the sexualization of female athletes. The latter is something Reese - who has posed for SI Swimsuit - spoke out about after LSU got bounced from the NCAA Tournament.

"Death threats, I've been sexualized, I've been threatened...I'm still a human. All this has happened since I won the national championship, and I said the other day, I haven't been happy since then," Reese said after losing to Iowa in the Elite 8.

Angel Reese goes viral with vague tweet about protecting female athletes. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

However, there's also no further context or clues to suggest she's talking about being sexualized. All she did was tweet, "protect young women in sports."

That has left the door wide open for people on X to opine as to what they think she's talking about.

Hopefully, Reese comes out with a few more details about what might have inspired her now-viral tweet. Either way, the premise of protecting female spaces and young female athletes is a hot topic in America. Check back to OutKick for any updates as we might have them, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.