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Chicago Sky on Friday decided how to punish their most profiled player.
Angel Reeese will be on the bench in the first half of the sky’s matchup with the Las Vegas fair on Sunday, the team announced.
The decision came after Star Forward released comments considered “harmful to the team.”
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Angel Reese from Chicago Sky brings the ball up the field during the second half against Connecticut Sun. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The penalty is separated from the one-game pension, which Reese earned Friday night when the sky was facing the Indiana fever. Reese was evaluated his eighth technical error in this year’s Wednesday’s match against Connecticut Sun.
According to WNBA rules, an eighth technical error automatically triggers a suspension of a game.
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Chicago suffered a 20-point loss Friday with Reese Sidelinied and dropped to 10-31 on the season.
The two-time all-star expressed her frustrations with the franchise and told the Chicago Tribune that she “might have to move in a different direction and do the best for me” if the team does not improve her vision earlier this week.
Chicago Sky Player Angel Reese under Wnba All Star Game at Footprint Center. (Mark J. Revilas/USA Today Sports)
She went back these comments after Wednesday’s win over Connecticut and had already apologized for the team.
“Chicago Sky value the security, respect and well -being for each player. We are committed to accountability so our players can keep focused on playing basketball,” the team said in a statement. “This case has been handled and resolved internally and we move on as a team.”
Chicago Sky Forward Angel Reese responds after a bad call in 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 total election of 2024 WNBA draft, will be in Saturday an average of 14.7 points and a league-best 12.6 rebounds. She has performed in 30 games this season.
