Valkyries Troll Angel Reese With Pacifier Joke at WNBA Parade

Angel Reese, DeWanna Bonner and the Atlanta Dream experienced heartbreak on Saturday.

They lost 68-63 in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center.

Dream rookie Isobel Borlase took to social media on Monday to express her gratitude following a memorable debut campaign.

The 5-foot-11 guard posted a thank-you message on Instagram, drawing reactions from her two star teammates.

Atlanta selected Borlase 20th overall in the 2024 draft, but she continued playing in Australia’s WNBL before making her WNBA debut in 2026.

Borlase became a regular part of the rotation, averaging 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 13.0 minutes per contest.

She played all 44 regular-season games.

Her end-of-season post included six photos from different moments this season, along with a brief caption.

“thank yall,” Borlase wrote.

Reese and Bonner dropped their reactions in the comments section.

“proud of you, izzyyyyy,” Reese wrote.

“Izzzz!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” Bonner commented.

Reese enjoyed a historic year, breaking several league records.

She set new marks for most rebounds in a game and in a season.

The 24-year-old also etched her name in the history books with the most double-doubles in a single campaign.

She earned her third straight All-Star selection and first Defensive Player of the Year award.

Bonner, meanwhile, started the year with the Phoenix Mercury.

She reached a buyout agreement toward the end of the regular season, allowing her to sign with a contender.

She is a two-time WNBA champion and chose the Dream for another shot at a title.

Bonner is set to enter free agency this offseason, and it’s unclear whether she’ll return for one more run.

The Finals loss came after a hard-fought seven-game series.

The Valkyries defeated the Dream behind forward Gabby Williams, whose 30-point performance in Game 7 put the finishing touches on Golden State’s first WNBA title.

Williams also averaged 19 points per game on 32 percent shooting in the series.

Reese, who came to Atlanta through a blockbuster trade from Chicago, put it all on the line for the Dream by averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds on 40 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3 throughout the Finals.

She also led the Dream in rebounding and was third in scoring.

The Valkyries’ WNBA title in their second season is the fastest expansion-team title in league history, beating the Storm’s fifth-year championship turnaround in 2004.

During the Valkyries’ championship parade Wednesday, the trolling continued.

Warriors fan favorite Festus Ezeli was seen on one of the Valkyries parade floats holding up a shirt depicting Reese doing the “too small” gesture from Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

The shirt replaced Reese’s face with the crying Michael Jordan meme.

Ezeli, who spent four seasons with the Warriors and won a championship in 2015, has kept his ties to the Bay Area strong after his playing career, getting into broadcasting as an NBC Sports Bay Area analyst.

He has also been seen on occasion speaking with Valkyries guard Kate Martin.

In that Game 3, Reese directed the taunt toward the Valkyries’ bench, specifically Golden State center Aminata Gueye.

She also seemingly called Gueye a “bum” after the 97-71 blowout win that gave Atlanta a 2-1 series lead.

Ten days later, the Valkyries won the championship on their home floor at the Chase Center.