Chicago Sky suspend Angel Reese for comments ‘detrimental to the team’ | WNBA
Angel Reese was suspended by Chicago’s sky for the first half of the match on Sunday against Las Vegas for comments she made which were “harmful to the team”.
Reese has already missed Friday evening’s match against Indiana due to a compulsory suspension of a match by the WNBA for picking up its eighth technical fault of the season.
“Chicago Sky appreciates the safety, respect and well-being of each player. We are committed to responsibility so that our players can stay focused on basketball,” the team said in a statement. “This question has been dealt with and resolved internally, and we are moving as a team.”
The double All-Star expressed her frustrations with the franchise, telling the Chicago Tribune that she “might have to move in a different direction and do what is best for me” if the team does not improve their prospects earlier. She resumed these comments after Wednesday’s victory over Connecticut. She had already apologized to the team. The sky is 10-30.
Reese had also spoken negatively of the situation from the sky to the leader, saying: Reese also expressed his concern concerning the situation of the leader of the sky, saying: “We cannot count on Courtney [Vandersloot] to come back [from an ACL tear] at the age when she is. I know that it will be an excellent asset for us, but we cannot count on this. We need someone, probably a little younger with some experience, someone who has played the game and who is ready to compete for a championship and who has already done so. »»
Reese, which was choice n ° 7 of the WNBA draft last season, has an average of 14.7 points and a record of 12.6 League record. She has at least one more season on her recruit contract.
