Khristina Williams
Role at the time: Women's basketball journalist and awards voter
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Angel Reese deserved the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
“I selected Angel Reese on my ballot for DPOY.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Williams discloses her Reese ballot on XPost 2105721860545806767; author's own text
The WNBA announced Reese as the winner on October 1. Williams reports her own voting choice.
Why we used this label
Relative to selecting Reese, the reported voting action is an explicit endorsement. It is not straight reporting of the league's result.