The BET Awards primarily concentrate on the most effective in Black leisure, significantly in music and performing, however one of the vital vital controversies on Monday evening arose from the winner of a sports activities class.
The Sportswoman of the 12 months went to the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese for the third time in a row. Whereas it’s exhausting to argue Reese’s affect on ladies’s sports activities, the class was stacked with heavy hitters like Daybreak Staley, A’ja Wilson, Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Flau’jae Johnson, Coco Gauff, JuJu Watkins, and Claressa Shields.
And it was the undefeated boxing champ Shields who took to social media to complain about Reese popping out on prime.
“Nonetheless don’t understand how I didn’t win the Sportswoman of the 12 months for the @BETAwards,” Shields wrote. “However, Congrats to Angel Reese and all the opposite Nominees [shrug emoji] I simply thought accolades mattered.”
Reese followers instantly hopped into her feedback to argue her level, together with one who wrote, “You bought [a lot] ms shields however reese has accolades too.”
“Sure she does however who has extra accolades…. Extra success of their discipline. Please use google earlier than responding,” Shields responded.
The pushback of Reese rightfully deserving the award continued after the whirlwind of recognition she’s had, with Shields conceding a bit however nonetheless considering it’s undeserved.
“Ain’t no one saying Angel Reese don’t have accolades or she not good,” she mentioned. “I’m saying I assumed the particular person with “THE MOST” accolades & accomplishments would win the Award. I’m workforce Angel Reese!”
Shields nonetheless loved her evening out on the awards alongside her boyfriend, Papoose, and posted a carousel of images to her Instagram, settling for simply being a BET nominee.
“Lucky For All My Blessings [trophy emoji] For My First BET Nomination, I got here how a Champion Ought to. We Loved the Full @Betawards @wager Expertise!” she wrote.
Nicknamed the GWOAT, Shields is fairly achieved, having gained a number of world championships in 5 totally different weight courses, and is the primary American boxer to win consecutive Olympic medals.
There wasn’t any noise made on the boys’s facet of that very same award. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts gained, however the nominees had been Aaron Choose, Anthony Edwards, Deion Sanders, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, Saquon Barkley, and Stephen Curry.
See social media’s response to Shields’ competitiveness under.
Boxer Claressa Shields Upset Over Shedding BET Award To Angel Reese, Social Media Jabs At Her
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