Heartbroken fans respond to Angel Reese's season-ending injury: "This is so sad"

Chicago Sky star rookie Angel Reese is done for the season after announcing that she suffered a season-ending injury. Fans immediately picked up the development and shared their thoughts on social media.

The seventh overall pick in this year's WNBA draft shared the unfortunate news on X, formerly known as "Twitter." It was later confirmed by the team that she suffered a wrist injury in their game against the LA Sparks on Friday. The news came as a shock as she was having an eventful rookie season, which saw her establish herself as a rebounding and double-double force.

Angel Reese shared mixed emotions about the turn of events, satisfied that she was able to prove herself on the big stage but disappointed it was cut short. Part of her post read:

"Through it all, I have showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed. All I have ever wanted was to come into the W and make an impact. I can confidently say I have done that and will strive to keep doing so. I'm filled with emotions right now that I have a season-ending injury, but also filled with gratitude for what is next..."

Check out her post below:

No sooner expression of support from fans came flooding in. Below are what some them wrote.

One emotional but hopeful fan wrote:

"'This is so sad. Take care of yourself and heal up. You had a great rookie season sis. Looking forward to Unrivaled."

"'Sorry to hear this & truly wish you a speedy recovery. Amazing Rookie season record breaking. Hold your head,' another X user expressed."

Some, meanwhile, moved to highlight what she impressively accomplished prior to going down with the season-ending injury.

"'We love you Angel! What a year it was! Historic rookie season!' a fan shared."

"'Thank you for bringing some excitement back to Chicago,' another chimed in.

"Continue to move in ya purpose .. ya fans love you! respect through n through to you!' still another wrote."

One fan, meanwhile, threw his full support to Angel Reese, saying:

'Everyone knows you belong. Already in the history books! I haven't seen an athlete that lives rent free in so many people's heads. Keep dominating!"

"Get well soon Angel" another fan added.

"Then there were some who just could not believe what happened, with one saying:

'This can't be real.'"

Prior to getting hurt, Angel Reese set a new WNBA record for most rebounds in a single season with 446 boards, eclipsing the previous record of 404 set by Sylvia Fowles in Minnesota in 2018.

Reese finished her rookie campaign with averages of 13.6 points, 13.1 rebounds (league-high), 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 34 games.

Chicago Sky show love to injured rookie Angel Reese

The Chicago Sky confirmed that their star rookie forward Angel Reese's season was over because of a wrist injury and reacted to her post as she embarks on recovery.

The team reposted the lengthy announcement of Reese on X of her season-ending injury with three blue emoji hearts as an expression of love and support.

Check out the post below:

The Sky (12-22) are currently in a battle for the eighth and final playoff spot with the Atlanta Dream (12-22) with six games remaining on its schedule.