Angel Reese gets insight of WNBA’s ‘bad mom club’ from veteran Skylar Diggins-Smith

Angel Reese sits down with WNBA megastar Skylar Diggins-Smith as she opened up about juggling being a mom and an athlete.

Angel Reese gets insight of WNBA’s ‘bad mom club’ from veteran Skylar Diggins-Smith

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Skylar Diggins-Smith and the WNBA go way back with the athlete being on the court for 12 years or more. With her plate full of being a mom, the six-time WNBA All-Star sure has inspired generations. In her latest appearance on Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese‘s podcast, she spoke about the challenges and rewards it brings.

When Skylar Diggins-Smith is not competing on court, she is performing mom duties. Much like her, several other women in the WNBA juggle both jobs tremendously. During her chat with Reese, she gave a shoutout to her peers who balance the demands of the sport and the family. Mentioning Alyssa Thomas, and Brittney Griner, among others she joked they have their company to have ‘bad mom’s drink’.

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We can go have a little bad mom’s drink club you know what I’m saying?

Skylar Diggins-Smith joked

Furthermore, she shared her feelings on seeing their kids interact with each other and watching their moms put in all the work. Additionally, she expressed gratitude for the games being family-friendly. That, she emphasized was a huge motivation behind her playing the court. Diggins-Smith is one of the very few players who returned to court after giving birth to two children.

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The 34-year-old found herself navigating the new body as she recovers. Speaking of which, Diggins-Smith elaborated in an interview after the birth of her second child. She confessed to being more patient with herself contradictory to her previous self when she birthed her first child. This time around, she dismissed the pressure to return to court and graced herself with time.

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Angel Reese pays tribute to Skylar Diggins-Smith

Drafted in 2013, Skylar Diggins-Smith has proved herself a force to be reckoned with her lasting impact. While this might have been the first time she has publicly sat down with Angel Reese, it wasn’t their first interaction. Back in April 2024, while the Sky athlete was in her rookie year, she praised Diggins-Smith’s contributions on social media platform X.

Angel Reese retweeted a post from ESPN featuring Diggins-Smith talking about her journey from the WNBA to being a mother. Above the post, she penned down the footprint she left in her life. Per Reese, the 34-year-old had laid the ground for her to walk.

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In addition to that, she credited her as her inspiration to becoming a brand of one’s self. Rightly so, Angel Reese has worked hard towards making a marketable entity of herself. Besides sports, she is often found hustling in her podcast or on the red carpet.