Angel Reese sums up shoe sell out success in 4 words

On Thursday, Reebok dropped Angel Reese's first signature shoe in three colorways: "Diamond Dust," "Mebounds," and "Receipts Ready."

Within hours, "Diamond Dust" and "Mebounds" had both sold out. Additionally, at the time of publication, only two pairs of the "Receipts Ready" colorway are still available on Reebok's official site.

In response to a fan pointing out the success of the shoe and the role Reese's supporters played in it, the Sky star tweeted:

"I love yall BADDDDD."

Angel Reese

@Reese10Angel

i love yall BADDDDD

Reese also expressed her gratitude on Instagram:

"I’m in full tears right now. Taking a leap of faith and launching three of my signature shoes at once was a huge risk—but guess what? They all sold out! I’m sooooo THANKFUL & beyond GRATEFUL and just want to thank everyone for the amazing support. REEBOK IS BACK!"

The release had been several years in the making, following her 2023 deal with Reebok while at LSU.

Last year, after an impressive rookie season that saw Reese earn All-Star honors, she signed an extension with the company that included a signature shoe.

Considering Reese's signature shoe with Reebok, the deals A'ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu and Caitlin Clark have with Nike, it's clear that shoe companies are all-in on the WNBA.

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Shaquille O'Neal talks about Angel Reese's deal with Reebok

Over the past two years, Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson have worked behind the scenes to relaunch the Reebok Basketball brand.

During an interview with Sports Illustrated last week, O'Neal was asked about the popularity of the Reebok shoes Reese wore throughout her first two years in the league, leading up to the release of the Angel Reese 1:

"Her shoes have been sold out. We have sold a lot of her shoes. We weren't nervous on the launch, but we were like 'In we go!' The crazy thing that I didn't even anticipate - you got men wanting her shoe. That's impressive.

"I get calls all the time, 'Hey, I need a size 13,' and I'm like 'I don't even think we make that. Let me call.' So, we're going to continue to work with her. The Angel Reese deuce and the Angel Reese 3. And she's young, so we got a long future ahead of us."

Now, with the success of Reese's first signature, it appears as though O'Neal and Iverson have found their WNBA star of the future to build the women's Reebok line around.