Angel Reese entered the All-Star break taking part in the perfect basketball of her younger profession, however was unable to choose up the place she left off within the Chicago Sky’s first recreation again on Tuesday, a 91-68 loss to the league-leading Minnesota Lynx.
Reese completed with 11 factors and 11 rebounds however had a career-high 9 turnovers. She additionally acquired a technical foul late within the first quarter after a minor verbal spat with Diamond Miller. Reese now has a league-leading seven technicals this season, which places her on the common season suspension restrict.
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Below WNBA guidelines, a participant or coach is routinely suspended with out pay for one recreation upon receiving an eighth technical foul in the course of the common season. The earlier restrict was seven technicals, however the league elevated it to eight this season with the soar to a 44-game schedule. For each two extra technical fouls acquired, the participant or coach will likely be routinely suspended for an extra recreation.
Whereas Tuesday’s consequence was irritating for Reese and the Sky, she did attain one other main milestone. Along with her tenth consecutive double-double, Reese turned the primary participant in WNBA historical past to have a number of streaks of 10-plus double-doubles.
Throughout her rookie season, Reese set the file for the longest double-double streak in WNBA historical past when she recorded 15 in a row. For her profession, Reese now has 42 profession double-doubles, which is tied with two-time MVP Elena Delle Donne for thirty third on the all-time checklist. Reese has performed 56 video games, whereas Delle Donne performed 241 throughout her profession.
Reese got off to a historically bad start this season, however has since turned issues round in a serious means. She registered her first profession triple-double throughout a win over the Connecticut Sun in June, and through her present double-double streak is averaging 17.4 factors, 14.5 rebounds and 4 assists on 50.4% taking pictures.
Regardless of Reese’s enchancment, the Sky stay one of many worst groups within the league. Tuesday’s defeat, their third in a row, dropped them to 7-16 on the season. Solely the Solar and Dallas Wings have worse information, and the Sky are 4 video games behind the Washington Mystics for the eighth and ultimate playoff spot.