Sky Coach Explains Why Angel Reese Did Not Play in Second Half After First-Half Suspension vs. Aces

Angel Reese Wasn’t Wrong — She Just Said What Everyone Else Was Thinking

The Chicago Sky’s suspension of their star forward highlights a bigger problem in women’s basketball: teams punishing players for demanding excellence.

Angel Reese sits out 2nd-straight full game for Chicago Sky after initial 1.5 game suspension

Angel Reese, the former LSU national champion, has sat out her second-straight full game for the Chicago Sky after receiving a first half suspension and reporting a back injury.

Sky coach explains why Angel Reese did not play in second half after first-half suspension vs. Aces

Suspended for the first half of Sunday's game for 'detrimental' comments, Reese missed the rest of the contest with a back injury

Whose idea was it to suspend Angel Reese?

LAS VEGAS — After the Sky suspended forward Angel Reese for the first half of their 80-66 loss Sunday to the Aces for comments ‘‘detrimental to the team," they declared the matter resolved.For some reason, however, the Sun-Times can’t help but chew on a few questions.First, whose idea was it to suspend Reese?She was asked before the game who notified her of the suspension, then pointed at a PR staffer, who redirected the question. Earlier this w…

Angel Reese misses second half of the game against the Las Vegas Aces with injury after first-half suspension

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese did not play for the entirety of Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Aces — for two different reasons. The Sky sidelined Reese for the first half of Sunday’s game to serve a brief suspension for “statements detrimental to the team” given Tuesday in an interview with the Tribune. Reese sat on the bench for the first half while serving that suspension. Shortly before the second half was set to begin, the Sky ruled out …

Is Sky's Angel Reese Playing vs. Aces?

Will Angel Reese be in action when the Chicago Sky take on the Las Vegas Aces?