Speaking to reporters while sitting next to Reese after the game, Sky guard Ariel Atkins said the former LSU star deserves some grace. “This is a 23-year-old kid and the amount of crap that she gets on day-to-day, and she still shows up,” Atkins, 28, said, as seen in a video on X.

Angel Reese Makes Chicago Sky Admission After Another Blowout Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky lost a second straight game in blowout fashion on Tuesday, with the New York Liberty leading from start to finish for the 85-66 win.

The Chicago Sky’s historic first game at the United Center ended with a 79-52 loss to the Indiana Fever — and an injury to Courtney Vandersloot.

Sabrina Ionescu had 23 points and seven assists, Breanna Stewart added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 85-66 on Tuesday night to become the ninth team in WNBA history to start a season 9-0.

The defending champs demolished the Sky 85-66 at Barclays Center — they led by as many as 34 in the second half — and left them with a lot to figure out as they try to steer their season out of its spiral. The Liberty are now 9-0 to open the season, and two of those wins came against the Sky by a combined 44 points.

In February, the Sky acquired Atkins from Washington in exchange for Sonia Citron, a 2027 first-round swap and a 2027 second-round pick