Former Chicago Sky star Courtney Vandersloot returned to familiar territory in the fifth game of the WNBA season, stepping on the court at Wintrust Arena with the New York Liberty for the first time since leaving the team that drafted her in 2011.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.The former Chicago Sky star returned to familiar territory in the fifth game of the WNBA season, stepping on the court at Wintrust Arena in the sea foam green for the first time since leaving the team that drafted her in 2011.Vandersloot, true to form, shied somewhat from the spotlight that accompanied her homecoming.
Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot handles the ball during the first half of a game against the Mystics on May 19 in Washington. somebody tell the ny liberty they are not allowed to call sloot the general without my permission. LolBut even with the weight of facing the Sky for the first time, Vandersloot insisted she approached Friday as “just another game.”
When it came to scouting Vandersloot, the Sky knew exactly what to expect. Wade described his former player as a “triple threat” who can pass, shoot and attack off the dribble from any position on the court. In her time in Chicago, Vandersloot often was described by her teammates as the “head of the snake,” the tone-setting catalyst who factored into nearly every scoring play for the Sky.
But Wade and the Sky refuse to buy into this belief in two teams’ supremacy over the rest of the WNBA. Copper returned in the second half but scored only two points in the remainder of the game, never returning to the full decisiveness she possessed before the injury.
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