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Fresh off a solid showing in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese gave her fans something to talk about on Tuesday night.
In the Sky’s first matchup in nearly a week, Reese, who hasn’t played since July 14 due to a lingering leg issue, and the rest of her teammates came out flat, struggling to generate any offense while committing turnover after turnover.
In Tuesday’s 91-68 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, Reese locked up her 16th double-double of the season (11 points, 11 rebounds)—she also had nine turnovers—but what had fans talking was what happened with 2:42 left in the first quarter and the Sky holding a 16-12 lead.
Reese was assessed a technical foul—her seventh of the season—which will lead to a suspension if and when she picks up her eighth, per Underdog WNBA.
“Status alert: Angel Reese has been assessed 7th technical foul. If she receives another, she’ll be automatically suspended one game,” Underdog WNBA wrote on X.
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Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky celebrates a play against the Minnesota Lynx during the first half at Wintrust Arena on July 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky celebrates a play against the Minnesota Lynx during the first half at Wintrust Arena on July 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
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In addition to leading the WNBA in rebounding, Reese also leads the league in technicals — two more than the next-closest player, Shakira Austin of the Washington Mystics (five).
Reese, Austin, and Atlanta’s Allisha Gray are the only players in the WNBA with more than two technical this season.
Per WNBA rules, “any player or coach is automatically suspended without pay for one game upon receiving an eighth technical foul during the regular season. For every two additional technical fouls received during that regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended for an additional game.”
The WNBA automatically suspended players after their seventh technical foul up until this season before increasing that number to eight with the shift from a 44-game schedule to a 40-game schedule.