NEW ORLEANS — Nothing beats seeing an athlete give back to those who helped them reach the top. WNBA star Angel Reese expressed her appreciation for her mother with a surprise birthday gift.

It was a birthday present so surprising that Angel Reese’s mother nearly dropped her cake. The WNBA superstar paid off her mother’s mortgage as part of her surprise birthday gift during Reese ...

“Well it’s your birthday today,” Reese said as a birthday cake was presented to her mom. “Before we sing 'Happy Birthday,' you said that if your mortgage was paid off that you would retire ...

She first bought a birthday cake for her mother and went on to ... her endorsement deal from Hershey’s Reese’s Pieces, her deal with Reebok, and joining the Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball team.

For the occasion, Reese surprised her mom with a small birthday cake before unveiling the real surprise, that Reese had paid off her mom's mortgage to let her retire. "For your birthday today ...

Angel Webb Reese, for Webb’s birthday. The WNBA player gave her mother a cake and some surprising news that made her mother get emotional. “Well, it’s your birthday today,” Reese told her ...

Reese’s grandmother topped this sour cream cake with a brown sugar praline frosting that’s rich, buttery and just the right amount of sticky. But be warned: this frosting requires a little ...