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Chicago’s sky decided on Friday how to penalize its player more high profile.
Angel Reeese will be on the bench during the first half of the confrontation of the sky with Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, the team announced.
The decision occurred after Star Forward issued comments that were considered “harmful to the team.”
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Angel Reese from the sky of Chicago brings the ball along the court during the second half against the Connecticut sun. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
The punishment is separated from the suspension of a game that Reese served Friday night when the sky faced Indiana’s fever. Reese was evaluated his eighth technical foul of the year in Wednesday’s match against Connecticut Sun.
According to the WNBA rules, an eighth technical foul automatically triggers a suspension of a game.
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Chicago suffered a loss of 20 points on Friday with Reese left aside, falling to 10-31 in the season.
The two times All-Star expressed his frustrations with the franchise, telling the Chicago Tribune that “it could have to move in a different direction and do the best for me” if the team does not improve its perspective at the beginning of the week.
Chicago Sky Angel Reese player during the WNBA stars game in Footprint Center. (Mark J. Rebila/USA Today Sports)
She returned those comments after Wednesday’s victory over Connecticut and had already apologized to the team.
“The Chicago Sky values the security, respect and well -being of each player. We are committed to the responsibility for our players to stay focused on playing basketball,” the team said in a statement. “This matter has been managed and resolved internally, and we are advancing as a team.”
Chicago striker Sky, Angel Reese, reacts after a foul call during the second half of a WNBA basketball match against Los Angeles Sparks on June 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Reese, the seventh general selection in the Draft of the WNBA of 2024, enters Saturday with an average of 14.7 points and the best 12.6 bounces of the league. She has appeared in 30 games this season.
