According to Fox News, an ex-NBA player publicly compared Angel Reese to a member of the Little Rock Nine, highlighting her social impact within the sports community. This comparison has triggered significant online discussions, with trading communities noting the potential for heightened attention on athlete-driven NFT projects and sports tokenization. Social influence and media narratives like this have historically correlated with increased trading volume in sports-related crypto assets, as per market data from DappRadar and LunarCrush (source: Fox News, DappRadar, LunarCrush).