Overview

• Reese will sit the first half on Sept. 7 against the Las Vegas Aces under a team-issued penalty for comments the Sky labeled “statements detrimental to the team.”
• She already missed the Sept. 5 game at the Indiana Fever after an automatic WNBA suspension for her eighth technical, which officials deemed a non-basketball “flail.”
• Head coach Tyler Marsh called the half-game benching an organizational, top-down decision handled internally, with the team stressing accountability in a public statement.
• In a Chicago Tribune interview, Reese pressed for the Sky to add “good” and “great” players, questioned reliance on injured veteran Courtney Vandersloot next season, and said she could consider leaving if upgrades don’t come.
• Reese apologized to teammates and said her language was taken out of context; multiple reports said players were upset and held a players-only meeting, as the out-of-contention Sky weigh an offseason with their league-leading rebounder and double-double leader.