Angel Reese needed just 79 games to reach 1,000 rebounds, comfortably topping the 89 games Tina Charles needed to amass that total. Colin Hubbard / Getty ImagesJune 20, 2026 Updated 3:47 pm EDTAngel Reese has sought a trademark on the term “Mebounds.” Now she has full ownership of a WNBA record for rebounding — zero paperwork required.Nobody in league history has reached 1,000 career boards faster than Reese, who set the new standard with a third-quarter offensive rebound in the Atlanta Dream’s 113-96 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday. It took the third-year center 79 games to hit the mark, comfortably topping the 89 games Tina Charles needed to amass that total.The record-setting rebound arrived at the 4:29 mark of the third quarter against the Fever — part of what was another entirely entertaining episode of The Angel Reese Show at Gateway Center Arena. Reese finished with 18 points and eight boards against the Fever and also picked up a Flagrant 1 foul with 5:49 to play while battling in the paint.It has been an invigorating first year for Reese in Atlanta, after the Chicago Sky traded her away in early April. She entered Saturday as one of three players in the WNBA averaging a double-double at 15.1 points and 12.2 rebounds. (Dallas’ Jessica Shepard and Connecticut’s Aneesah Morrow were the others.) Meanwhile, Reese’s new teammates regularly refer to Reese as the missing piece to a team on the cusp of championship contention.The Dream are now 11-4 after Saturday’s win, tied with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces for the second-best record in the league behind the Minnesota Lynx. The 113 points against the Fever set a franchise single-game record, too.Not surprisingly, given her performance and general popularity, Reese ranked seventh when the WNBA released the early results of All-Star Game fan voting this week.Jun 20, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms