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Thursday night time didn’t go nicely for the Chicago Sky, and it actually was not a nice night time for Angel Reese.
The Sky went up in opposition to the reigning WNBA champions within the New York Liberty and fell, 99-74. Nevertheless, it was a second that occurred early within the sport with Reese that was a preview, and considerably of a microcosm, of the night time.
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Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese, #5, drives to the basket in opposition to New York Liberty ahead Kennedy Burke, #22, in the course of the second half at Wintrust Area. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Pictures)
Lower than three minutes into the sport, Reese recorded 5 offensive rebounds in a 19-second span due to her personal misses.
Reese missed 4 pictures from proper beneath the basket, two of which have been blocked. Reese lastly kicked out a move to Kia Nurse, however she missed the three-pointer, and it was a rebound Reese was unable to get.
The second shortly went viral on social media, with many making enjoyable of Reese – one even mentioned she was “not beating the allegations.”
The previous LSU star averaged a double-double final season and set the WNBA document for probably the most rebounds in a single season (an harm lower her season brief, and he or she was surpassed by A’ja Wilson). Nevertheless, she has usually been criticized in that the rebound stats are inflated because of lacking layups and grabbing her personal rebound.
Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese, #5, drives to the basket in opposition to New York Liberty ahead Kennedy Burke, #22, in the course of the second half at Wintrust Area. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Pictures)
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Reese wound up lacking all eight of her shot makes an attempt on the night, scoring simply two factors and grabbing 12 rebounds – eight of them have been offensive, and 5 of them had are available in that sequence alone.
It was the primary time since 2021 that she didn’t make a minimum of one basket, ending a streak of 136 video games, school {and professional}.
Earlier within the season, Reese grew to become the quickest participant in WNBA historical past to document each 450 factors and rebounds.
In the meantime, New York set a WNBA document with 19 three-pointers of their victory (the Las Vegas Aces as soon as had 22 in a playoff sport). Eight of 9 Liberty gamers who tried a 3-pointer made a minimum of one from deep. Natasha Cloud and Kennedy Burke every hit 4 of them.
New York shot 55% general and made 16 of 17 free throws, a stark comparability to Reese’s night time.
Nyara Sabally, #8 of the New York Liberty, and Angel Reese, #5 of the Chicago Sky, battle for the ball in the course of the second half on Could 22, 2025 at Wintrust Area in Chicago. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
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The Liberty play in Indiana in opposition to Caitlin Clark on Saturday, and Chicago visits Los Angeles on Sunday.
