Angel Reese's Signature Reebok Shoe Drops Early—Here's Everything You Need to Know

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Angel Reese may only be in her sophomore WNBA season, but she's already making moves like a legend. Until she suffered a back injury in July, which took her out of the season indefinitely, the Chicago Sky power forward was, by all accounts, having an incredible run. She is a two-time WNBA All-Star; the fastest player to reach 600 points and 600 rebounds; the second-youngest in league history to record a triple-double; and she's a rebounding machine, becoming the first player to nab more than 15 in four straight games. Her rebounds, specifically those secured off her own missed shots—or 'mebounds'—became a social media phenomenon after a podcaster used the term. Reese cleverly capitalized on the moment, filing a trademark application and selling merch on her website.
On top of all that, Reese announced on July 9 that she would soon be releasing her own signature basketball shoe: the Angel Reese 1. The original plan was for the style to debut next year, but with all the excitement around Reese right now, why wait? Which is why Reebok is bumping up the release: the Angel 1s will now drop on September 18.
Reese has been the face of Reebok basketball since the company returned to the sport two years ago, and she is only the second player in WNBA history—and the first in nearly three decades—to have a signature shoe with the brand. (The first was Rebecca Lobo, whose shoe debuted during the league's inaugural 1997 season.) The first drop will include three colorways—white with mother of pearl accents, called 'Diamond Dust,' black and white with red accents, called 'Receipts Ready,' and of course the all-pink 'Mebounds.' The Angel Reese 1s aren't available for pre-order, but you can sign up for a reminder here.
Along with the shoe, Reese will also launch a signature apparel collection with Reebok that will pay 'homage to Reese's unapologetic energy and off-court style,' and include graphic tees, sweatshirts and sweatpants, and cropped tanks.
Three days before the announcement, we caught up with Reese right after practice—as she was getting her hair done (because, yes, a girl can multitask)—to get the inside scoop on her new shoe, how her tunnel 'fits come together, and the top three things on her bucket list.
It's great. It's a blessing. I don't know when the perfect time would be, because so many great things are happening at once all the time for me...but I know fans have been wondering and asking about it. And I know it was supposed to come in 2026, but I thought, Why not now? Why not year two? Why not be able to wear my shoe while I'm playing and striving for great things? Being able to have the support that I have right now with the fans is really important to me, and I'm trying to maximize everything while I can. This is a really important moment for me right now, and I'm really excited for it to launch.
Not really, but I do pay attention to signature shoes and the rollouts. Rollouts are the most important thing for me because that's what grabs people's attention. I think A'ja [Wilson] did a really good job with how she rolled out her shoe—obviously it was long overdue—but her rollout was amazing.
Yeah she loves and I love pink. I'm glad that hers came out when it did, because my favorite color is pink as well and I didn't want to do the same thing at the same time that she did it. I'm really happy and proud of all the women in the league that have their signature shoes.
My personality is me being unapologetically myself—that's what the shoes are as well: unapologetic. The versatility of being able to wear the shoes on and off the court was the most important thing to me. I really wanted to have a shoe that I can wear on the court, but also in the tunnel 'fits, fashion moments, events, and big things. I have a lot of great friends that also can wear the shoes for their events and music videos, and that's what I thought about too when I started creating the shoe.
A lot of artists are signed with brands. So I have to be very strategic about what I do, but we have some great people supporting it.
The bottom of it—being able to have the 'AR' there was really important to me. I wanted people to see that when you kick your feet up. There are little emojis on the bottom as well. You can see a halo on the side, which was important to me to have because of my name for sure. So yeah, there are some small little nuggets. Each shoe name and color tells a story about something that has happened in my life or my career.
Reebok is back! We're bringing back that old-school look, the old-school vibes. People are going to be wearing Reebok everywhere, just like how they wear Jordans everywhere. I want people to wear the Angel Reese 1s everywhere and just to be a household name, to have no limits on what I can do and what I can accomplish.
It means everything. If you can see it, you can be it. And being able to be that for the younger generation coming up means everything. I didn't have a lot of that when I was growing up, so now to be one of the people that they can look to and know that they could do great things, is incredible. Being an inspiration is really important—when you see somebody that looks like you, you believe that you can do the same thing.
I didn't even know about mebounds until I got on TikTok and people were spamming it in my comments. And then I was like, well, might as well make some money off of it. And we made a lot of money off of it. It's important to maximize the moment, and turn a negative into a positive. We clearly did that. Also, to be able to give some of the money to my foundation for cyberbullying was great. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
I do all my 'fits. This season, I have done more myself. Last year, I needed a little bit more guidance, and now I kind of get it. My stylist that I do use, he sends me looks and brands that I could potentially work with. But most of the looks I put together myself with pieces I really like. I'm into a lot of high-end brands, and they send things to me. Or if I buy it myself, it usually pays off because then the brand will send me more stuff.
Probably when I debuted my shoes [on July 9, ahead of a game against the Dallas Wings], that was a really fun one for me. Overall I have versatility; sometimes I'll dress really about business—we just have an open shirt, a business shirt, and some slacks and some loafers. Or sometimes, I put on a cute miniskirt or dress. It just depends on my mood.
Mine.
I can't choose...Shaq or AI?
Napheesa [Collier], A'ja [Wilson], and Alyssa Thomas. I may as well just say the forwards in the league, I think, are the best players in the league.
Houston and Miami. Bring back Houston.
I don't really care about records—I just want to win a championship. The two most important goals for me before the end of my career are winning a championship and playing on the Olympic team and winning a gold medal.
Probably Kobe Bryant.
Love & Basketball.
Bavette's. They have a really nice steak.
When I got a triple-double.
Win a championship, win a gold medal, and for my shoes to sell out.