Chicago Sky Coach Goes Off On Reporter Over Question About Angel Reese's Team USA Odds

Chicago Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon blew a fuse after a media member asked a simple question about Sky forward Angel Reese and future Team USA selections.

Rather than addressing the reporter's query, Weatherspoon challenged the reporter for having the gall to ask if Reese could one day be a player selected for Team USA.

None of this year's rookies, notably Caitlin Clark, made the women's basketball Paris Olympics team.

And while people debate whether Clark herself deserved a spot on this year's women's Olympic team, Weatherspoon shut down that conversation when it pertains to Reese, seemingly trying to protect her player's image. 

Simply put, Weatherspoon's response to the Angel Reese question was over the top.

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Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky waves as she walks toward her mother and brother after the Sky beat the Washington Mystics in a WNBA Commissioner's Cup game at Capital One Arena. Reese, a rookie, is a Randallstown, Maryland, native. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

"Come on now, I know you’re not asking me that question," Weatherspoon responded. 

"Does she have what it takes? She's showing it… She has what it takes. You're doggone right she has what it takes," the Sky coach said after the reporter inadvertently touched a nerve.

CHICAGO - Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon during the second half against the Seattle Storm on May 28, 2024 at Wintrust Arena. (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

She continued, "Kamilla [Cardoso] has what it takes as well to compete for her country. Everybody on this team has what it freaking takes. We all do."

Weatherspoon's reaction added to the rough image that WNBA personnel have projected since "The Caitlin Clark Effect" swooped in to put more of a spotlight on a league that has long struggled to be popular. 

Angel Reese was previously fined $1,000 for not attending a postgame media session, knowing questions about Caitlin Clark — the league's biggest star — were looming. 

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.  (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

New fans of the league question why WNBA personnel have exhibited short fuses toward the media compared to their NBA counterparts. 

Sky player Chennedy Carter and teammates barked back at the extra media attention they've received since shoving Caitlin Clark, calling it ‘harassment’ when players are asked questions.

Some fans have called it a sense of entitlement by WNBA players and coaches, an idea that has gained steam with each passing month of WNBA basketball.

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