Angel Reese gives her shoes to a young fan in heartwarming moment after WNBA All-Star Game

Angel Reese made a young fan's nighttime connected Saturday arsenic she gave distant her shoes pursuing nan WNBA All-Star Game.

Reese, a rookie for nan Chicago Sky, impressed successful her first All-Star Game appearance, notching a double-double arsenic nan WNBA squad upset Team USA.

And nan 'Bayou Barbie' made judge to extremity for a instrumentality afterwards, who was holding a typical poster for nan player.

A young instrumentality was seen holding a motion that offered nan hoops prima a Reese's waste and acquisition - a play connected Reese's past name, of people - pinch nan candy stuck each complete nan poster.

Reese didn't return nan girl's chocolate, but slipped disconnected her shoes and signed them for nan supporter.

The woman smiled from receptor to receptor arsenic a adjacent female besides shouted retired 'Thank you, Angel!' respective times.

It was a nighttime to retrieve for Reese, who became nan first rookie to grounds a double-double successful WNBA All-Star Game history.

She scored 12 points and posted a game-high 11 rebounds arsenic well.

Notably, Reese teamed up pinch on-court rival Caitlin Clark, who besides impressed for nan WNBA All-Stars pinch 10 assists.

Before nan game, nan Chicago guardant joked that she'll 'get along' pinch Clark for 'one day, astatine least.'

She told ESPN, 'We haven't had a talk yet, evidently everybody tin cheer for america some for 1 time - it's going to beryllium cool. I'm excited, this is going to beryllium nan first of many.

'We're going to beryllium connected All-Star teams together successful nan future, Olympic teams together (holds up crossed fingers) successful nan early too. I'm conscionable excited conscionable to beryllium present successful this moment. I'm happy.' 

Clark, meanwhile, was complimentary of Reese aft nan 2 practiced together connected Friday.

'It's ace uncommon to beryllium present arsenic a rookie and past to person 2 of america is really awesome overall,' nan Fever prima said. 'I deliberation it's going to proceed to thief turn nan game.'

Saturday was surely a affirmative measurement successful that direction, arsenic celebrities for illustration Aubrey Plaza were connected manus successful Phoenix for nan action.