Angel Reese Stats Today: How did Sky superstar fare in 2025 WNBA season debut vs Caitlin Clark's Fever? (May 17)

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky got off to an unsuccessful start to their 2025 WNBA season opener on Saturday against Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever. Fueled by the point guard's third triple-double, the Fever defeated the Sky by 35 points (93-58) to secure the first win of their campaign.

Angel Reese had an eventful start to the game, grabbing her first rebound of the season after one minute of action. She quickly followed that up with her first bucket of the season, a driving layup.

After missing her first three-point attempt, Reese quickly bounced back from her disappointment, recording her first offensive rebound on a missed midranger by Ariel Atkins and then her first block. Angel Reese was sent to the bench with 4:56 left in the first quarter but she entered at the end of the quarter, missing a shot.

In the second quarter, Angel Reese showed off her newfound shooting stroke, sinking her first three of the season and also collected a number of rebounds. The Fever led by 13 points at the half, comfortably outscoring the Sky in both the quarters as their new stars connected well.

Looking to provide some impetus for the comeback, Chicago Sky brought back Angel Reese for Rebecca Allen at the start of the third quarter. Reese quickly made an impace, driving in a layup but found herself in indifferent form for the rest of the quarter, missing multiple baskets. Reese's most memorable moment in the game came with 04:38 left in the period, when she tangled with Caitlin Clark who fouled her right beneath the basket, denying her two easy points. Reese charged at Clark and both players were adjudged techincal fouls.

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Angel Reese accounted for only two more points in the fourth quarter as the game slipped away from the grasp of the Sky. Reese exited the game for good when she was replaced by debutant Hailey Van Lith with 04:24 left in the fourth quarter. For her. Overall, Reese scored 12 points and 17 rebounds as the Sky fell to 0-1 for the season.

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Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs' era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.

Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen's corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.

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