Chicago On Friday night, Angel Reese, a star player for Sky, created WNBA history by becoming the first rookie to ever record two straight games with 20 rebounds.
Reese, 22, pulled down exactly 20 rebounds at Mohegan Sun Arena to accomplish the legendary accomplishment in Chicago’s 82-80 loss to the Connecticut Sun. In addition, she contributed three assists and thirteen points even though the Sky suffered their third straight loss. Surprisingly, it has been 31 years since an NBA rookie had consecutive 20-rebound games; Reese’s fellow LSU alum Shaquille O’Neal’s previous such performance occurred in 1993. Since Tina Charles in 2010, Reese became the only rookie to record multiple games with 20 or more rebounds. 21 double-doubles are on her.
On Friday night, Angel Reese, a 22-year-old rookie phenom for the Chicago Sky, created WNBA history.