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Chicago Sky Make Angel Reese Decision on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Sky were set to face the Seattle Storm, looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Before the matchup, all eyes were on the updates in the injury report since the Sky have been monitoring the health of Angel Reese.
The Chicago Sky have one of the most popular players in the WNBA on their roster in the form of Angel Reese. She has already made a major impact throughout her first two years, but there are a lot of areas that she must improve in.
The Storm stayed ahead of Chicago throughout the game, taking a 39-26 halftime lead and never looking back. The team was led by Skylar Diggins, who had 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks. She also shot 7-of-14 overall, 3-of-6 from three-point range and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
Angel Reese has put together another highly productive campaign during her second WNBA season, as she currently leads the Sky in total points, rebounds and assists. Her 12.5 rebounds per game are currently the best mark in the league.
Angel Reese entered the All-Star break playing the best basketball of her young career, but was unable to pick up where she left off in the Chicago Sky's first game back on Tuesday, a 91-68 loss to the league-leading Minnesota Lynx.
The Chicago Sky struggling and the WNBA Trade Deadline presents an opportunity to make a change. But that doesn't mean it's the right decision.