Mississippi State’s Jerkaila Jordan has settled one of the most pressing debates in women’s basketball: Who’s the Queen of Trash Talk? And sorry, Angel Reese, but it looks like the Chicago Sky star has to settle for second place behind none other than Rickea Jackson of the LA Sparks. Jordan, who’s had front-row seats to both players’ jaw-dropping plays (and jaw-working mouths), hilariously crowned Jackson the better trash talker after getting tormented by both on the court.
But hey, let’s be real—how do you even trash talk while getting buckets? Jordan isn’t sure how they pull it off either: “Once they score, they’re in your ear, and there’s nothing you can do about it,” she said, visibly exhausted at the memory. She tried to fend them off, but it’s hard to clap back when they’re dropping points like it’s hot.
“Angel or Rickea? You don’t wanna face either in a trash-talking competition,” Jordan shared in a video posted on Instagram by Poster Hoops, likely shaking her head at the flashbacks of their on-court verbal onslaughts. Despite Reese’s edge as a rebound machine, Jackson took the crown for trash talk, and apparently, this honor has been years in the making. Jordan played with Jackson at MSU before the Sparks rookie transferred to Tennessee. The two balled out at practice, where Jackson didn’t just talk trash—she hosted her own roast sessions.
“She doesn’t care who you are. She’ll talk to anyone: the players, the men’s practice team, you name it!” Jordan said, probably imagining Jackson in a superhero cape, serving out verbal smackdowns as she dunks on everyone’s hopes and dreams.
Jackson’s confidence on the court might be unmatched, but both she and Reese let their games do most of the talking this season. Both were named to the 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team, joining stars like Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. Reese, with a league-leading 13.6 rebounds per game, wasn’t just good—she was a walking double-double factory, averaging 13.1 points for the Chicago Sky while probably multitasking her trash talk.
Jackson, on the other hand, started her season slower than a Monday morning, averaging just 13.4 points with 3.9 rebounds, but she hit her stride halfway through, proving that even when she’s not talking, she’s still winning. And hey, being named the best trash-talker by a fellow baller? That’s a dub in itself.
Meanwhile, the rest of us can only wonder: What kind of savage remarks were they throwing out there? Something tells me it was a lot more creative than “your shoe’s untied.” Now, let’s see if Reese can rebound (pun intended) and claim the trash talk throne next season. Game on.