Angel Reese Bracing for Punishment After Another Brutal Loss
The Sky dominated the first quarter, out-scoring the Lynx 24-10 before Minnesota immediately fired back with a 28-13 second quarter run to take a one-point lead into halftime. Following the game, Sky head coach Tyler Marsh made it clear he wasn't too happy with the officiating.
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"Yeah, I mean, it's hard to imagine that we would only have eight free throws with the amount of opportunities that we have in the paint," he said. "I think that we're top 2 or 3 in the league in terms of shots at the rim, but in the bottom three or four in the league, in terms of getting to the free-throw line, and the reason for that, I'm not sure.
"But I know that [Kamilla Cardoso] and [Elizabeth Williams] and Angel receive a lot of contact down there and have a lot of opportunities to be at the rim. And that's kind of how we play as a team, and for us to not get to the line more than that is a little frustrating."
Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky drives towards the basket against Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx during the third quarter at Target Center on July 6, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Marsh wasn't the only member of the team frustrated with the officiating on Sunday, though. Star forward Angel Reese called the officiating "diabolical" and when a fan pointed out her comment about not caring about receiving a fine for her critical comments after the game Reese wrote, "idgaf. DO BETTER. @WNBA."
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The All-Star forward wasn't pleased with the fact that Minnesota went to the free-throw line 17 times during the game, but Chicago went to the stripe just eight times.
'Yeah, I think we fought really hard," she said after the loss. "It's tough when you talk to officials, and I ask them, 'Hey, we only shot 2 free throws. We've only been to the free throw line twice up into the 4th quarter,' and she tells me, 'It's not her job,'" Reese complained. "So I know it's frustrating because I know how hard we're battling inside, and I think that we came down and fought as hard as we could with what we had.
"I just know we continue to grow in this. And I think this is a leaping step for us. And obviously we know we can compete with the best, but that has to be fixed, and I don't give a damn if I get fined, because that s--- cheap, and I am tired of the s---, because I've been nice, and I've been humble with it. But I am tired of the s---.'
Chicago fell to 5-12 on the season.
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Angel Reese Bracing for Punishment After Another Brutal Loss first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 7, 2025
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