While Paige Bueckers is starting to build herself up in the WNBA after being selected first overall in the 2025 Draft, the league took a massive step in part due to Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining.

Teammate Kamilla Cardoso hovered around, hoping for a pass, signaling with her hands that she was wide open, yet Reese kept trying to score. Cardoso eventually walked away, with Reese ultimately giving up and throwing the ball outside.

Natasha Cloud (18 points, eight assists), Sabrina Ionescu (16 points, five assists) and Breanna Steward (12 points) thrived against the Sky, while Courtney Vandersloot led the way for Chicago with 14 points. Hailey Van Lith finished with four points off the bench.

After a tough season-opening loss to the Indiana Fever, the Sky struggled to bounce back against the stacked defending champions. Led by trade acquisition Natasha Cloud and star guard Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty never gave their opponents any room to breathe and sank a WNBA record 19 three-pointers in their 99–74 win on the road.

Dawn Staley Sends Clear Message on Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Drama first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025

On Tuesday, the Sky star reposted a TikTok video containing a screenshot of an X post mocking Clark as a “white gyal running away from the fade,” a reference to their brouhaha during Chicago’s season-opening loss to Clark’s Fever on Saturday.

WNBA star Angel Reese says "there's no place" for racism after hateful comments were directed her way during the Sky's game against the Fever.

The WNBA is investigating racial comments directed toward Angel Reese by fans during the Chicago Sky’s loss to the Fever at Indiana on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the situation.

There really is no rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese—on the court or in the sneaker game. A rivalry exists when two people or teams have been