The Chicago Sky reportedly fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon lower than a yr after the franchise employed her, and it’s shaken star rookie Angel Reese to the core.
After information broke of Weatherspoon being relieved of her duties, Reese took to X to precise how “heartbroken” she was that her coach will now not be within the constructing.
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“I’m literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life,’ Weatherspoon said. “She was the one person who believed in me. The one which trusted me. Many don’t even know what it’s prefer to be a black girls [sic] in sports activities when no one believes in you. You had a tricky job. All of the loopy circumstances that we went by this yr & when your again was towards the wall, you at all times believed. I got here to Chicago due to YOU. You have been an unsung hero in my life.”
Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon reacts during the game against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center. (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
Reese continued by discussing the deep relationship she developed with Weatherspoon despite only working with her for a season.
“We constructed a relationship in a brief period of time that may final perpetually. I’ll by no means query God why he brings individuals in my life and takes them away from me within the capability that I want them however i’ve at all times believed everyone seems to be in your life for a cause and a season,” Reese said. “You have been one of the best cause & season. You didn’t deserve this however I can’t thanks sufficient. I really like you Tspoon.”
While Reese quickly entered stardom in the WNBA with the Sky, averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 total rebounds per game, the Sky went 13-27 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon reacts during the second half of a WNBA game against the New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Weatherspoon’s dismissal late Thursday night.
So, despite winning a WNBA title in 2021, the Sky will now be searching for its fourth head coach since then.
Weatherspoon was someone Sky players were publicly praising during the season, including Reese. But, according to the Chicago Sun Times, there was “disconnect” during exit interviews, and the team decided to go in a different direction.
Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon speaks with Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) during the second half against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center. (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
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Weatherspoon starred in the WNBA herself from 1997-2004, playing all but one of her eight seasons with the New York Liberty. She won Defensive Player of the Year back-to-back seasons to start off her career, while making five straight All-Star Games from 1999-2003.
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