Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. Image via: Getty ImagesThe WNBA's own account is the reason Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are facing gambling questions this week. During All-Star Weekend, the two stars made a friendly $400 bet on which of their teams would win Wednesday's Wings-Dream game, and the league's social media team filmed and posted it, quoting Bueckers on the terms of the wager.The post ran straight into the WNBA's own rulebook. Section 5(c) of the CBA prohibits players from wagering money or anything of value on the outcome of league games, and the clip showed cash changing hands on camera. The league pulled the video within hours, but by then it had already been screenshotted and recirculated widely.WNBA deleted Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers' betting video after backlashThe backlash centered on a simple problem: the league's own staff had broadcast conduct that its own agreement forbids. Fans didn't need to dig for the CBA language once people started pointing it out, and the quiet deletion only made the clip more visible.That leaves commissioner Cathy Engelbert with an awkward choice. Disciplining two of the league's most marketable young players over content her own team promoted risks looking heavy-handed. Ignoring it risks signaling the rulebook only applies when convenient. Either way, the original misstep sits with the league office, not the players who agreed to a $400 bet on camera.Fans troll WNBA's huge blunderThe reaction online was immediate and unsparing. Fox Sports host Clay Travis wrote:@ClayTravis shared: "I can’t even comprehend how dumb you have to be to post this video from the league’s official account. Like sub 70 IQ. And how stupid are the players too?! On video bets with cash being shown?"Others zeroed in on the enforcement gap. One user, @krk73, wrote:"Endorsing? Pardon....They aren't endorsing players betting on games. The players are literally betting on games on camera."Another, @SachaVeldhuis, predicted nothing would come of it:"So thats a fine or suspension. But nothing wil happen, all jokes. How dumb is this league. Players getting threats from sports bettors. Tonedeaf league."Several fans also raised double-standard questions, asking whether Fever players would have faced faster discipline for the same clip.Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers clashed on court during Wings vs Dream showdownWednesday's game gave the story a second act. In the first quarter at College Park Center, Bueckers switched onto Reese in the post. Reese drove at the smaller Bueckers, who forced a turnover and drew a foul in the process, then celebrated the stop by clapping directly at Reese. Reese approached her, words were exchanged, and no technical foul was called on either player. Dallas carried a 38-32 lead into halftime.The two are reportedly friendly away from the court, having spent time together during All-Star Weekend just days earlier. Reese has drawn attention for in-game needling before, and Bueckers isn't a stranger to it either. Whether the league addresses the wager before their next meeting remains the open question hanging over both teams.