On Tuesday night, Angel Reese looked absolutely stunning as she made her way to the Wintrust Arena, home of the Chicago Sky, to face off against the New York Liberty.
The first game for the Sky since the WNBA rookie was fined and teammate Chennedy Carter stirred controversy with a hard flagrant charge on Caitlin Clark was the showdown against Sabrina Ionescu and her teammates.
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Although her reaction to the on-court event caused plenty of debate online, Reese has since been fined.
As a result of her “failing to make herself available to the media for interviews following the game,” the WNBA has decided to charge her $1,000.When the seventh overall pick of the 2018 draft showed up for Chicago’s first game after the incident, she seemed unfazed by the chaos.
Next up for the Sky is a meeting with the Liberty, whom they defeated 90-81 in their most recent encounter at the sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Even though New York’s Sabrina Ionescu scored 19 points and reigning MVP Breanna Stewart had a double-double (ten points and eight rebounds), the Sky still managed to pull off the victory.
With that, Marina Mabrey put Chicago on front with 21 points. Reese, meanwhile, had 13 points and was one rebound short of a double-double.
After their victory in New York, Reese attacked Clark online, which boosted the anticipation for their June 2nd meeting.
‘And that’s on winning a WIN in a packed area not just because of one player on our charter trip. #SKYTOWN,’ Reese tweeted after defeating the Liberty, adding a blowing-a-kiss emoji with the final word. Soon after it went public, Reese erased the post.ι𝚗 Һеr fιrst ρrоfеssιо𝚗аl mаtcҺ vеrsus Һеr cоllеgιаtе fое, Clаrk а𝚗Ԁ tҺе Fеvеr cаmе оut о𝚗 tоρ, Ԁеsριtе sоmе rоugҺ cаlls а𝚗Ԁ strеss.
With the aid of Clark’s 11 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists, Indiana earned their second victory of the year. Meanwhile, Reese contributed to Chicago’s loss by grabbing a game-high thirteen rebounds to go along with her eight points.
After their cоnfrоntatiоn, Reese acknоwledged that she enjоys playing the villain in their rivalry, which added fuel tо the fire оf the debate.
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“There are a lot of outstanding players in this league who have been waiting a long time for this, and it’s finally happening.”
The Liberty are 7-2 on the season and will face the Sky in a rematch when the Sky are 3-4.
