Chicago Sky star Angel Reese shall be suspended for one recreation after surpassing the regular-season technical foul restrict throughout her workforce’s 88-64 win over the Connecticut Solar on Wednesday. Reese will serve her suspension on Friday when the Sky tackle the Indiana Fever, assuming that her technical will not be rescinded.
Beneath WNBA guidelines, a participant or coach is mechanically suspended with out pay for one recreation upon receiving an eighth technical foul throughout the common season. The earlier restrict was seven technicals, however the league elevated it to eight this season with the bounce to a 44-game schedule. For each two further technical fouls acquired, the participant or coach shall be mechanically suspended for an extra recreation.
Reese was issued her league-leading eighth technical late within the second quarter on Wednesday after hitting Solar ahead Aaliyah Edwards within the head whereas the 2 have been battling for place underneath the basket. Whereas Edwards was wanting up towards the basket, Reese spun and smacked Edwards with the again of her hand.
WNBA leaders in technical fouls
Reese recorded one other double-double with 18 factors and 13 rebounds, however shot simply 4 of 12 from the sector with 4 turnovers to deliver her fascinating Wednesday to a detailed.
Previous to the sport, Reese made headlines for explosive feedback she gave to the Chicago Tribune. In a prolonged interview, Reese known as out the Sky’s entrance workplace and training employees, in addition to her teammates. She demanded large strikes in free company and instructed that she may go away the Sky when she reaches free company in 2027.
“I am not settling for a similar shit we did this yr,” Reese mentioned. “Now we have to get good gamers. Now we have to get nice gamers. That is a non-negotiable for me.
“I am keen and eager to play with the perfect. And nevertheless I might help to get the perfect right here, that is what I am going to do that offseason. So it should be very, essential this offseason to verify we entice the perfect of the perfect as a result of we won’t accept what we now have this yr.”
Angel Reese calls out Sky’s entrance workplace, calls for large strikes in free company: ‘Now we have to get nice gamers’
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Reese’s remarks about franchise icon Courtney Vandersloot, who has been out since June 7 with a torn ACL, have been notably notable.
“We won’t depend on Courtney to return again on the age that she’s at,” Reese mentioned. “I do know she’ll be an ideal asset for us, however we won’t depend on that.”
Marsh addressed Reese’s feedback previous to the workforce’s recreation in opposition to the Connecticut Solar on Wednesday.
“We know it,” Marsh mentioned. “We’re addressing it in-house as at the moment talking. That is the place we’ll keep proper now.”
Annie Costabile of Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that Reese’s teammates have seen the interview and are sad. The Sky have deliberate a workforce assembly to debate the scenario. Costabile added, “There’s a perception amongst some sources that Reese’s future in Chicago is probably not reparable.”
