Angel Reese: My $73,000 WNBA salary can't cover my bills—'I'm living beyond my means'

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Angel Reese may be one of the faces of the WNBA, but her time on the court hardly pays the bills. The Chicago Sky’s All-Star rookie last week revealed that her $73,439 salary isn’t anywhere close to enough to help her make ends meet.”I just hope y’all know the WNBA don’t pay my bills at all,” she said during a recent Instagram live, according to ESPN. “I don’t even think that pays one of my bills.”Reese said her monthly rent payment is $8,000, meaning that a year’s housing costs her $96,000 — more than she earns in a full season. “I’m living beyond my means,” she joked.Her salary wasn’t even enough to “pay my car note,” she said, laughing that she “wouldn’t even be able to eat” and “wouldn’t be able to live” on her earnings from the league.It’s not the first time that Reese has opened up about her pay, or lack thereof. Back in May, she told ESPN that her primary income came from her numerous endorsement deals, describing her WNBA earnings as “a bonus.””Being able to play for…

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