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Exciting Chicago Sky Announcement Made on Monday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Despite their struggles this season, there's no denying that the Chicago Sky remain one of the most heavily supported teams across the WNBA. This has a lot to do with All-Star forward Angel Reese, who continues to make waves in the league in her sophomore season.
While the pressure is on, the Chicago Sky front office feels that panicked decisions are the enemy at this juncture of a disappointing start.
Amid her struggles, Angel Reese also has to deal with online bashing. With both Reese and the Chicago Sky struggling during this season, fake news is attracting the attention of some unlikely names.
Last season, the Sky spent much of the year competing for a playoff spot, with guard Chennedy Carter leading the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game. In the offseason, Chicago replaced her with Courtney Vandersloot and Ariel Atkins, who now lead the team in scoring at 15.3 points and 12.0 points, respectively.
The last time out, the Sky lost to the Indiana Fever, without Caitlin Clark, by 27 points. It was their third loss of the season by 20 points or more and another extremely tough game for Reese — 4 points and 12 rebounds on 2-of-7 shooting.
The Chicago Sky will have to unravel a 2-5 start to the season without their floor general ... s college career at LSU was defined by her struggle to adapt to the role of on-ball facilitator.