Angel Reese went five for 16 in the game against the Atlanta Dream.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
The box scores show Angel Reese shot 5-for-16 from the field in the August 16, 2026 Fever 95, Dream 91 overtime game. The claim's wording is loose, though: Reese played for the Atlanta Dream, so the game was against the Fever, not against the Dream. Because the game is correctly identified and the figure matches, the core assertion holds.
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… If you haven't if you didn't see this game, watch some of the highlights. It is great. At the buzzer, Angel Reese, who is just an awful basketball player she's an All-Star, but an awful basketball player i just looked it up, she went five for 16, and those shots mostly are little, you know, two footers, layups. She had a wide open layup, and she missed it. And then her teammate took a three. It was tied, clocks winding down, teammate takes a three, misses. She gets the rebound and has a layup. Here it is. Just look at that. That is as easy a shot. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The CBS Sports box score lists A. Reese with 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and a field-goal line of 5/16 in the Fever-Dream game.[2]
Supports. A herhoopstats game log for the 08/16/2026 ATL vs IND game (L 91-95 OT) lists Reese with 15 points on 5 field-goal makes from 16 attempts.[3]
Context. The AP recap confirms the game was Fever 95, Dream 91 in overtime and that Reese had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for Atlanta.[1]
Context. The claim says 'against the Atlanta Dream', but Reese played for Atlanta; the opponent in that game was Indiana. This is a wording error about the team, not a change to which game is meant, so it does not defeat the verdict.[1][2]
Sources
3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 not rated
- 1Makayla Timpson's career-high 20 points lead Fever past ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream Live Score and Stats - CBS Sportscbssports.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Angel Reese Statistics - 2026 WNBA Regular Seasonherhoopstats.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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