Angel Reese Shuts Down Reporter's WNBA Record Question After Sky Loss
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky struggled in their first WNBA game since July 16 on Thursday.
The Sky were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury by a score of 85-65 in a game where Chicago was never truly competitive. They were already losing 30-12 after the first quarter and never managed to cut the deficit down to something that could have caused Phoenix worry.
If there's a silver lining in the loss, it's that Reese finished the game with a respectable 11 points and 15 rebounds in 33 minutes played.
She also passed WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles for the most offensive rebounds in a single season in Sky franchise history, with 118. But the rookie made it clear that breaking records was the last thing on her mind during the Sky's postgame press conference.
A reporter asked Reese, "I know you care a lot more about the results than records, but you set another record today..."
“I don’t want to hear about no record, man," Reese responded, per the Chicago Sky's YouTube channel.
all she cares about is getting the W https://t.co/BUkfDRUd9G pic.twitter.com/2Zb4ruJ4S7
— . (@e__gsa) August 16, 2024
Clearly Reese is more concerned about her team's loss than she is with any individual metrics of success.
Reese only lost eight total games during her two-season career at LSU. The Sky have already lost 15 games this WNBA season with 15 more regular season games to play.
This isn't Reese's fault, of course. She has already exceeded expectations during her first professional season, and proven to be the steal of the 2024 WNBA Draft.
But her impressive winning history makes any personal records an afterthought; especially when they come during a disappointing loss.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.