CHICAGO — Last year, Angel Reese publicly called out her Chicago Sky teammates for their poor season, questioning the team’s lack of “great players.” The franchise responded by suspending Reese and ultimately trading her to Atlanta after the season.
Over the weekend, the Sky found themselves in a similar situation with their new star—just as Reese’s return to Chicago was around the corner.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins, who the Sky signed in the offseason, called out her team for a lack of effort, maturity, and “loser mentality” after a blowout loss to Toronto on Sunday. Questions then arose about possible division within the team after Diggins went viral for passing off a question about the team’s halfcourt offensive struggles. (Chicago is third-to-last in the league in offensive efficiency.)
“That’s a Tyler question,” Diggins said of head coach Tyler Marsh.
Marsh ultimately took responsibility for the loss, but the team followed it up with another loss Tuesday at home to the Atlanta Dream in Reese’s first regular season game against the Sky. Reese and the Sky have both maintained that there’s no bad blood and that Chicago helped facilitate her move to her preferred destination.
