Reese, Chicago Sky and the Fever
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The Chicago Sky suffered their fifth straight loss on Sunday. To make matters worse, the defeat came at the hands of their biggest rivals, the Indiana Fever, who were missing the services of reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark due to injury.
Indiana Fever's New Post Causes a Stir About Caitlin Clark Ahead of Chicago Sky Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever are headed to the Windy City ahead of their Sunday afternoon showdown against their biggest WNBA rivals, the Chicago Sky.
Caitlin Clark found herself in an all-too-familiar spot during Sunday's Fever-Sky showdown in Chicago—in street clothes and on the bench as she continues to deal with a groin injury that has kept her out for the past few weeks.
C aitlin Clark did not play against the Chicago Sky on Sunday, but she still brought tears of joy to the fans who packed United Center to see her when the Indiana Fever came to town. According to play-by-play voice Ryan Ruocco on the ABC broadcast, Clark signed more than 200 autographs before the game tipped off.
Here's what you need to know about how to watch the Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever game, and find out how to watch every other WNBA game this season, too. The Sky vs. Fever game will be broadcast nationally on ABC.
Veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell was the one to keep the Fever on track on Sunday afternoon. She had 13 points in the first quarter, matching the Sky's first-quarter total, and assisted on two other shots.
The Sky came into Sunday’s contest extremely shorthanded. Angel Reese sat out for a second consecutive game due to a back injury, joining Ariel Atkins, Moriah Jefferson and Hailey Van Lith on the injury list. Chicago was also without their starting point guard, Courtney Vandersloot, who underwent season-ending ACL surgery in June.
The BIG3 basketball league and co-founder Ice Cube won't be making an aggressive play to sign Chicago Sky star Angel Reese like it did last year for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.