The Chicago Sky have suspended Angel Reese for a single half as a result of the forward making “statements detrimental to the team.” Reese, who is already suspended for Friday’s game against the Indiana Fever after reaching the technical foul limit, will miss the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Las Vegas Aces, per the team.
The move comes days after Reese spoke candidly about her frustrations with the team’s losing season, telling the Chicago Tribune that she was “not settling for the same s***” next year.”
The Sky have struggled mightily this season under first-year coach Tyler Marsh, dropping to 11th place in the league with a 10-30 record, and have long been out of playoff contention. This comes after Chicago went 13-27 last season, in Reese’s rookie year.
On Wednesday, Marsh told Front Office Sports that the team was addressing Reese’s comments in-house, since the frustrations apparently made several teammates unhappy.
Later on Wednesday, following the Sky’s win over the Connecticut Sun, Reese had already begun to walk back those comments.
Reese also picked up her eighth technical foul on Wednesday, shortly before halftime in the game against the Sun. She will miss Friday’s game as a result of an automatic one-game suspension from the WNBA, as Chicago takes on the Caitlin Clark-less Fever. Sunday’s punishment, however, is imposed only by the Sky, not the league.
Chicago will play the Aces again on Tuesday as well, and will end its 2025 season at home against the New York Liberty.