The Chicago Sky got back to work at practice on Tuesday after their early-July three-game road trip. Angel Reese is coming off a historic week, earning several WNBA honors and breaking records left and right.
Reese spoke about her desired “trademark”: her player reputation that will leave the rest of the league on high alert. “A fierce competitor. I want be known [as someone who is] not going to let down,” Reese told reporters after practice on Tuesday.
“Being able to talk to some of the vets, they say ‘You’re super consistent. You come out everyday and play super hard,’ and I want that to be a known trademark for me.”
“I want it to be known expectations are high. Angel’s going to come out [and] you can’t take a play off… so being able to start that off early in my career as a rookie, I think that’s important.”
“And being able to have vets that recognize it: talking to Nneka [Ogwumike], talking to Skylar [Diggins-Smith]… it’s great to have those connections.” Reese amassed her 13th straight double-double against the Seattle Storm on July 7, breaking Candace Parker’s WNBA record for most consecutive in league history.
As the rookie forward mentioned, it takes supreme consistency to sustain such a high level of production. Yet, Reese is not deterred by the challenge.
She embraces it, and she is grateful to have inspiring figures like Parker help her along the way. Reese amassed her 13th straight double-double against the Seattle Storm on July 7, breaking Candace Parker’s WNBA record for most consecutive in league history.
As the rookie forward mentioned, it takes supreme consistency to sustain such a high level of production. Yet, Reese is not deterred by the challenge. She embraces it, and she is grateful to have inspiring figures like Parker help her along the way.
