Chicago Sky star Angel Reese made quite a few controversial comments recently about her WNBA future. She went as far as to hint that if the Sky do not make the moves that she wants to see, she would consider leaving the team.
Reese, who is in her second WNBA season, ruffled a lot of feathers with those comments. While she has played a big role for the Sky, a second-year player making those kinds of statements usually isn’t taken very well.
One of her controversial comments had to do with veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot.
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Vandersloot, who has missed most of the 2025 WNBA season due to a torn ACL, is working her way back from the injury. However, Reese decided to speak out about how Chicago couldn’t rely on her to come back from the injury due to her age.
“We can’t rely on Courtney to come back at the age that she’s at,” Reese said. “I know she’ll be a great asset for us, but we can’t rely on that. We need someone probably a little younger with some experience, somebody who’s been playing the game and is willing to compete for a championship and has done it before.”
It didn’t take long for Vandersloot to response to those comments. She issued a very clear and pointed statement about her plans to come back stronger than ever.
“Oh absolutely,” Vandersloot said. “Contrary to what people say or think, my age is absolutely not a factor. I am coming back. I’m gonna come back better than ever.”
At 36 years old, Vandersloot has still been playing at a high level. In the seven games she played this season, she averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals, while shooting 43.9 percent.
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Obviously, her response showed that she didn’t appreciate Reese’s comments. It doesn’t mean that there’s an issue between the two players, but it made things clear that the second-year star might have gone too far with some of her message.
All of that being said, it will be interesting to see what the fallout of Reese’s comments ends up being. Will the Sky be able to work things out and keep her around long-term? Is a split between the two parties coming?
No one knows, but it’s clear that Reese’s teammates didn’t exactly love her public statement.
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