The Chicago Sky will be without Angel Reese and Ariel Atkins for their Wednesday contest against the Atlanta Dream due to ailments affecting their legs.
Details regarding the specifics of Reese’s injury were not immediately provided. The Sky simply indicated that both players were dealing with “leg” issues. The timeline and circumstances surrounding the injury are also unclear.
Atkins suffered her leg injury during the initial portion of Monday’s defeat to the Minnesota Lynx. She exited the game and did not participate after the intermission. Reese was on the court for 37 minutes in that same game, accumulating 22 points and securing 10 rebounds.
The report of Reese’s injury surfaces just days before her scheduled participation in the WNBA All-Star Game. Reese is expected to play for Napheesa Collier’s Team Collier against Caitlin Clark’s Team Clark this Saturday.
Angel Reese will be sidelined on Wednesday with a knee injury. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The duration of Reese’s absence remains uncertain, as does the potential impact of the injury on her participation in the All-Star Game.
Reese, age 23, earned her second All-Star selection in her second WNBA season. As the league’s foremost rebounder, Reese is currently averaging 14 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. She has shown improvement from her rookie season’s shooting performance (39.1% from the field) with a success rate of 44.6% in 2025.
Atkins, a two-time All-Star during her tenure with the Washington Mystics, has been a consistent starter in all 21 of Chicago’s games this season, marking her inaugural year with the Sky. She is averaging 13.9 points, 3.5 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 steals, while maintaining a shooting accuracy of 42.5% from the field and 35.4% on 3.8 3-point attempts per game.
The Sky, who concluded the previous season with a record of 13-27, are encountering ongoing challenges in 2025, reflected in their current record of 7-14.
