Chicago Sky Deliver Strong Message to Angel Reese With WNBA History in Sight

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated Aug 25, 2025 8:00 PM ET

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky are looking to get back to winning ways on Monday as they host the Las Vegas Aces in a home game at Wintrust Arena. This matchup follows the Sky’s disappointing 94-84 loss to the league-worst Connecticut Sun on Saturday, which marked Chicago’s eighth loss in its last 10 games.

The Aces, on the other hand, are the hottest team in the WNBA right now, logging a record 10 straight wins. The Sky will need to come up with something special to snap Las Vegas’ win streak on Monday night.

Chicago Sky Turn to Angel Reese

Reese will play in her fourth game on Monday following a lengthy injury spell. The two-time All-Star missed seven straight contests due to a back injury, but she’s been as good as ever in her return.

Reese has logged back-to-back double-doubles in her last two appearances, and the Sky are now looking for her to keep it rolling on Monday night against Las Vegas.

“let’s run it back tonight 5,” the team posted on Instagram as it flexed Reese’s 45 career double-doubles as the stat of the week.

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Reese on Brink of WNBA History Again

In the second photo of the post, the Sky revealed that Reese is on the brink of another historic milestone. If she logs another double-double against the Aces, Reese’s career tally will rise to 46, allowing her to displace Tina Charles in the WNBA history books as the player with the most double-doubles in their first two seasons.

As an added bonus, Reese will surpass Aces star A’ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury for the most double-doubles this season if she can record her 20th double-double on Monday night. This is despite the fact that Reese has already missed 12 games this season.

Reese’s Strong Play Still Not Enough for Sky

The harsh reality, however, is that not even Reese’s historic play has been enough to salvage the season for the Sky. Even though the 23-year-old has posted averages of 14.5 points, a league-best 12.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, the Sky still possess one of the worst records in the entire league.

Entering Monday’s contest, Chicago has a 9-27 record. The Sky are just one game ahead of the Sun, who are currently at 9-29. Unless Reese and Co. get their act together in the final stretch of the season, they could very well finish at the bottom of the barrel once it is all said and done.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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