As of this writing, the Chicago Sky are one of three winless WNBA teams left early in the 2025 campaign. Their problems go beyond second-year forward Angel Rees

Natasha Cloud (18 points, eight assists), Sabrina Ionescu (16 points, five assists) and Breanna Steward (12 points) thrived against the Sky, while Courtney Vandersloot led the way for Chicago with 14 points. Hailey Van Lith finished with four points off the bench.

After a tough season-opening loss to the Indiana Fever, the Sky struggled to bounce back against the stacked defending champions. Led by trade acquisition Natasha Cloud and star guard Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty never gave their opponents any room to breathe and sank a WNBA record 19 three-pointers in their 99–74 win on the road.

The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty start their season 2-0 after a win over the Chicago Sky on Thursday. Here's a recap of the contest.

The New York Liberty ... had no answer for the Liberty's hot scoring. They made 11 of their 27 attempts from deep, but they were just 25-of-69 from the field overall. Angel Reese even failed ...

The Chicago Sky (0-1) host the reigning WNBA champions, the New York Liberty (1-0), tonight at Wintrust Arena. The Liberty are coming off a dominant 92-78 victory over the Las Vega

ESPN did Angel Reese dirty following a poor shooting night against the New York Liberty on Thursday night. Reese and the Chicago Sky suffered a second-straight loss to begin the season, having previously tasted defeat in their opener against Caitling Clark and the Indiana Fever.