Angel Reese’s rookie year is over, as the Chicago Sky forward announced on Saturday that she suffered a season-ending injury. Reese injured her wrist in the Sky’s 92-78 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, in which she recorded another of her signature double-doubles.
The Sparks also confirmed the severity of the injury, saying statement That “Reese has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 season with a wrist injury.”
In social media PostReese wrote “Through it all, I’ve shown that I belong in this league even when no one believed. I’m full of emotions right now that my season-ending injury is, but I’m very grateful for what lies ahead.”
Reese finished his first year as a pro averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. Beau Barbie wrote his name WNBA record book Earlier this month, Sylvia broke Fowles’ single-season rebound total.
The record was the building block in Reese’s bid for Rookie of the Year, a controversial contest against Indiana Fever rival Caitlin Clark. The Fever smokes the Sky 100-81 in them The final matchup of the season Last Friday, Clark finished with a career-high 31 points.
“Caitlin is an amazing player and I’ve always thought she’s an amazing player. We’ve been playing with each other since high school. So I think it’s really just the fans,” Reese said on his new podcast“Unpleasantly Angel.” “At the end of the day, it’s a game we both love, but no one hates.”
With two weeks to go in the WNBA regular season and seven of the eight playoff berths taken, the Sky are fighting for the final spot. Reese wrote on social media that her fans and teammates can still expect to see her “as the biggest cheerleader on the sidelines!”
Rishi Rajagopalan is a social media associate producer and content writer for CBS News.
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