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After the Chicago Sky's crushing defeat Saturday, it appears Angel Reese's recent trademark filing has severely backfired.
The Sky fell to 3-9 with a devastating 107-86 loss to the Phoenix Mercury Saturday night with Reese failing to make an impact on the court.
The 23-year-old managed just nine points, two assists and, most shockingly, a mere two rebounds - her supposed signature move.
The forward's meagre tally marked a career-low in rebounds for the LSU product and her humiliation was compounded by her recent business dealings.
Her poor performance came just days after she appeared to have exacted the perfect revenge against her haters by using their criticism to line her pockets.
Reese filed to trademark the term 'Mebounds' - term stemming from her habit of missing layups and snagging the offensive rebound on Monday.
Angel Reese managed just nine points, two assists and two rebounds in Saturday's loss
The crushing defeat marked a career-low in rebounds for the 23-year-old forward
Reese's trademark was field in her home state of Maryland and covers any tee shirts, sweatshirts, and hats with the word on them.
During Saturday's blowout defeat, Reese also hit a new all-time low, seeing just 21 minutes in on-court time.
Reese is no stranger to controversy and criticism within the WNBA, having regularly made headlines over her rivalry with Caitlin Clark.
Last month, Reese had to be restrained after Clark knocked her down and caused her to spill the ball moments after she grabbed an offensive rebound near the end of the third quarter.
As tempers hit boiling point, Clark turned her back and walked away as players from both teams got between the two to stop things spilling over. Reese then walked to the side of the court where a Sky official stepped in front of her to try and get her to cool her temper.
That led to a racism investigation from the league into Indiana's fans, which found no wrongdoing.
All parties involved tried to distance themselves from the situation after the investigation was completed.
'I think the WNBA and our team and our organization have done a great job supporting me,' Reese told reporters. 'I've had communication from everyone, from so many people across this league. It could happen to me, it can happen to anyone. And I think they've done a good job supporting us in this.'
