Angel Reese Swipes Mystics Rookie As Sky Falls To Washington

Chicago Sky prima Angel Reese was caught up successful an aggravated infinitesimal connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic nan squad fell to nan Washington Mystics, 79-72.

Reese vanished pinch 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and was an businesslike 7-of-13 from nan floor. However, she had a little dustup pinch a Mystics subordinate pursuing a Sky subordinate missing a shot.

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Washington Mystics guardant Kiki Iriafen, #44, defends against Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, during nan 2nd half of a WNBA crippled astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

As nan players began to tally backmost down nan floor, Reese swiped astatine Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen pinch her correct hand. Iriafen fell to nan level aft nan contact. The play continued on, and it did not look immoderate fouls were fixed connected nan play.

Iriafen sewage nan past laughter aft nan incident.

Washington was up 3 points pinch 35 seconds remaining successful nan game. As nan changeable timepiece coiled down, Mystics defender Brittney Sykes missed a changeable fading to her near erstwhile Iriafen was location to cleanable up nan miss and put nan shot successful nan basket.

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Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, walks connected nan tribunal during nan first half of a WNBA crippled against nan Washington Mystics astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

The Mystics went up by 2 scores astatine nan constituent and were capable to adjacent retired nan crippled for nan win.

Washington improved to 5-7 pinch nan triumph and Chicago fell to 3-8.

Iriafen notched 8 points and six rebounds for nan Mystics. Sykes led each scorers pinch 32 points. Sykes added 5 assists and 3 steals to her stat line.

Washington Mystics defender Brittney Sykes, #20, brings nan shot up tribunal against nan Chicago Sky during nan 2nd half of a WNBA crippled astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

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Kamilla Cardoso led Sky scorers pinch 18 points and had 10 rebounds.

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