The Chicago Sky are thrilled to have Angel Reese as one of their franchise stars. Reese is one of the most prominent young stars in the WNBA, both on and off the court. She is now gaining popularity even outside the realm of sports.

Angel Reese was recently part of the plot of a primetime television show.

Reese was mentioned multiple times on a recent episode of the CBS sitcom Poppa's House starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.

In the episode, the character played by Wayans Jr. admitted that Reese is his celebrity crush. His character also said of Reese that she is “beautiful, athletic, competitive, intelligent, and she stands up for herself” later in the episode.

Reese posted “oh period” with a laughing crying emojis and a heart emoji in response to the tweet about the show.

The next day, the 22-year-old reflected on the mention even more. “This is so crazy thinking back,” Reese started. “I was in LA this off season and I met them while they were filming Poppa's house when I was filming something else. Crazy they told me nothing lmaooo,” she amusingly said. “Love this show!”

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One of the show's producers, writers, and directors Kim Wayans responded to Reese to offer her a spot on the next season so Wayans Jr. could meet his “fantasy crush,” which she replied to with, “let's consider it DONE.”

Sadly, Reese's plans to make an appearance on season two won't come to fruition since CBS announced a few days later that it was canceling the show, getting a disappointed face emoji out of Reese.

Reese has been one of the more popular players in women's basketball ever since her collegiate days at LSU. That popularity has increased since she joined the WNBA last year.

She has also seen a boost in her popularity as part of Unrivaled, where she won Defensive Player of the Year.