Angel Reese Has Clear Preference For Chicago Sky's Next Head Coach
09/27/2024 11:45 AM
Angel Reese and the rest of the Chicago Sky will have a new head coach for the 2025 season.
On Thursday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Teresa Weatherspoon has been fired after just one season. She led the Sky to a 13-27 record, which obviously wasn't good enough to make the playoffs. After this decision was made, Reese hopped on social media to share her thoughts.
"I'm literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life," Reese wrote on X. "She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me. Many don't even know what it's like to be a black women in sports when nobody believes in you. You had a tough job. All the crazy circumstances that we went through this year & when your back was against the wall, you always believed."
Even though Reese seems heartbroken about the Sky firing Weatherspoon, she's already lobbying for a new coach.
Prior to the Sky officially firing Weatherspoon this week, Reese made it known that she'd love to have four-time WNBA champion Sheryl Swoopes coach her.
Swoopes made an appearance on Reese's "Unapologetically Angel" podcast this week. While on the show, she was asked if she'd coach the Sky. She quickly responded "yes" to that question from Reese.
For what it's worth, Swoopes has coaching experience. She was on Loyola-Chicago's staff from 2013-2016. Additionally, she was an assistant at Texas Tech.
It's unclear if the Sky will actually offer their head coaching job to Swoopes.
Judging by Reese's recent comments though, she'd love to have Swoopes teaching her throughout the 2025 season.
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