Angel Reese was already looking forward after Atlanta’s heartbreaking loss to Golden State in Game 7 of the WNBA finals on Saturday night. “It’s tough,” Reese said after the Dream fell one win short of their first championship. “Especially with the good group, great group, that I’ve honestly had the honor to battle with all year. They changed my life, and I’m just so grateful for them and I’m so thankful for them. It is tough in the moment but we’ll be back.” The 24-year-old forward, who finished with eight points and 12 rebounds in the decider, insisted that Atlanta’s run to the finals was only the beginning. “I always say, delayed, not denied and this is only year three,” Reese said. “I’m just really grateful that I got to go to war with this group and I would do it again, all over again.”

Reese, who joined Atlanta in an April trade, spoke emotionally about the relationships she had formed with her teammates and how they had helped her grow. “I’m a young player and I’m very vocal, bu