WNBA Off the Court: Who's Dating Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers & Co.?

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October 21 will be a double-duty day for Wendell Carter Jr. When his team, the Orlando Magic, take the court in Florida against the Atlanta Hawks, that's only his official job. An hour later, however, according to the US celebrity portal E! News, the stage belongs to his "real-life MVP" – the woman with whom the NBA center shares his life.

E! News has compiled in a recent article who the stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and their male counterparts from the NBA are currently with. The article is titled "See Who the WNBA's Angel Reese & More Athletes Have Teamed Up With IRL" and puts the private relationships of the athletes center stage.

WNBA Finals as the temporal framework

The URL of the article – "wnba-finals-who-are-paige-bueckers-angel-reese-more-dating" – shows that the story is set around the WNBA Finals. Paige Bueckers' and Angel Reese's names appear in the title and URL – two players whose relationships are likely to be a focus of the piece. The timing is strategically chosen: when the women's league celebrates its sporting climax, public interest in the stars rises – and celebrity portals pick up on this attention to offer a glimpse off the court.

Wendell Carter Jr. between two games

The most specific detail from the E! News article concerns Wendell Carter Jr., the center for the Orlando Magic. On October 21, his team hosts the Atlanta Hawks in Florida. E! News writes in the introduction:

Come Oct. 21, NBA center Wendell Carter Jr. will be facing quite the double-team. Because an hour after his Orlando Magic are set to tip off against the Atlanta Hawks in Florida, his real-life MVP…

The wordplay picks up both the sporting "double-team" and the private double duty on the same evening. That E! News picks up the basketball term "Most Valuable Player" stands out against the backdrop of the ongoing WNBA season – whether the woman is an athlete or whether Carter Jr. is calling her that jokingly, the piece leaves open. Exactly who is meant and which other couples the article features is listed only in the linked original article on eonline.com.

Where the view goes from there

Anyone looking for a complete overview of which WNBA stars are currently in a relationship and which athletes or celebrities they're spending their time with is in the right place at E! News. The original article provides the overview – from couples who live their relationship in the spotlight to those who deliberately keep it out of the public eye.