Sky rookie Angel Reese did not expect her coach, Teresa Weatherspoon, to be fired after her team overachieved in 2024
The WNBA team announced Thursday, September 26, that Weatherspoon, 58, was being let go after just one season leading the team. Shortly after news broke, Reese, 22 — and the team’s most recognizable player — took to social media to react to the loss of her mentor.
Reese was seemingly referring to the speculation that her game, which made her a first-team All-American three times in college at Maryland and LSU, would not translate to the WNBA. Though arguably the second-most successful college player in the draft, she fell to the seventh overall pick. The Sky entered the season with minimal expectations after losing their leading scorer, rebounder and assist-maker from their sub-.500 2023 team. When Chicago traded three-point extraordinaire Marina Mabrey midseason, there seemed to be little hope for the Sky’s playoff chances.
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