Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese seemed to be extra guarded with a few of her solutions on Tuesday when she spoke to the media following the group’s loss to the Indiana Fever.
Reese notched a double-double within the shut contest, which drew a ton of eyeballs and response after her foul on Caitlin Clark was upgraded to a flagrant-1.
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Angel Reese, #5 of the Chicago Sky, traces up for a free throw in the course of the second half in opposition to the New York Liberty on June 4, 2024 at Wintrust Enviornment in Chicago. (Melissa Tamez/ Icon Sportswire)
Nonetheless, amid the newest drama involving the 2 rookies and the encircling chatter, the Chicago Solar-Occasions reported that Reese dismissed just a few questions with a two-word reply, “I’m good.”
Reese was then requested why the back-and-forth began out tense.
“I understand how y’all prefer to twist my phrases, so I’m simply protecting it quick and candy,” the previous LSU standout stated.
“I can’t belief any of y’all. So I’m simply letting you recognize — quick and candy.”
Reese has had nearly as good a begin to the season as any of the 2024 rookie class. She is second in factors per recreation (12.1), first in rebounds per recreation (12.1) and second in assists per recreation (2.1). In keeping with Basketball-Reference, she is first in win shares (1.2) – that means the estimated variety of wins contributed by a participant.
Angel Reese, #5 of the Chicago Sky, reacts throughout a recreation in opposition to the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Photos)
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Reese has additionally tried to navigate the extraordinary highlight introduced by her star energy as nicely.
She was criticized for cheering her teammate Chennedy Carter after the veteran guard hip-checked Clark within the first matchup between the Sky and Fever, after which she was fined for skipping media availability afterward.
In opposition to the New York Liberty, Reese was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected from the sport. The WNBA later rescinded the second technical.
After being known as for a flagrant, Reese insisted after Sunday’s recreation that some gamers had been getting a “particular whistle.”
The 22-year-old Maryland native and her teammates will get a much-needed Olympic break beginning on July 17. Nonetheless, Thursday evening begins a troublesome stretch of video games to finish June.
Angel Reese, #5 of the Chicago Sky, talks to go coach Teresa Weatherspoon throughout a recreation in opposition to the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Photos)
The Sky play the Dallas Wings, adopted by one other recreation in opposition to the Fever on Sunday. The group additionally has the Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx on the schedule.
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Fortunately, all video games are at house earlier than they hit the highway on July 2 to play the Atlanta Dream.
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