Angel Reese Sends Her Love to the Recovering Last-Tear Poa as She Gets Ready for March Madness

“I LOVE YOU POA! THIS FOR YOU 13!” read Angel Reese’s post on social media as she dedicated the SEC Conference title championship game to teammate Last-Tear Poa last week. Moreover, her teammates and coaching staff drizzled their love and concern for the Australian guard. The injury she sustained was so frightening that the LSU President, William Tate, couldn’t keep himself from urging the school community to offer their prayers for Poa’s well-being. Now that Poa is in recovery, Angel Reese is showering her love on the LSU guard’s moment of adversity, exemplifying camaraderie and support.

In her recent Instagram story, Angel Reese shared a video snippet of Poa giving her injury-recovery update. She has captioned the story, “LOVE YOU PRETTY GIRL!” In the video, Last-Tear Poa indicates her comeback on the court saying, “Hey my loves, it’s Poa. I just want to update you guys about my recovery. Um, I’ve been sleeping, spending more time with my family.”

“I just want to thank my trainers, my doctors, my teammates, and the basketball community for all the love and support. And the prayers I’ve been receiving, and I’m looking forward to get back on the court and seeing you guys soon Go Tigers!” she added.

Poa suffered a painful injury during LSU’s matchup against Ole Miss in the SEC conference semifinals. She hit her head and neck on the court after she attempted to draw a charge on Ole Miss’s Madison Scott. As a result, she fell under the basket and was stretchered off the court.

She was then transported to St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, and was diagnosed with a concussion along with movement in her extremities. Fortunately, there wasn’t any serious damage as her CT scan came clean.

With the looks of it, Poa is about to hit the court soon alongside her team, till then let’s explore what LSU’s way forward as the No. 3 seed in Albany 2 Region looks like.

Can the Tigers be repeat champions?

As the No. 3 seed, the Tigers are poised for an adventurous journey. First of all, they have the privilege of hosting the first two rounds of March Madness at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, their home court in Baton Rouge. Their upcoming matchups include No. 14 seed Rice, No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee, and No. 6 seed Louisville.

If the Tigers can secure a victory over Rice, then they’ll advance to face the winner of the Louisville vs. Tennessee game. Now, the Albany 2 region features fierce opponents in Iowa as the No. 1 seed along with UCLA as the No. 2 seed and Kansas State as the No. 4.

If LSU successfully progresses beyond the first two rounds, then they will be heading to Albany for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Then they could head to Cleveland for the Final Four and could finally shoot for the national championship. While the bracket hasn’t been too kind with them, they will be hoping to repeat as champions.

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