Angel Reese swipes Mystics rookie as Sky falls to Washington

Chicago Sky prima Angel Reese was caught up successful an aggravated infinitesimal connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic the squad fell to the Washington Mystics, 79-72.

Reese finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and was an businesslike 7-of-13 from the floor. However, she had a little dustup with a Mystics subordinate pursuing a Sky subordinate missing a shot.

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Washington Mystics guardant Kiki Iriafen, #44, defends against Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, during the 2nd fractional of a WNBA crippled astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

As the players began to tally backmost down the floor, Reese swiped astatine Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen with her close hand. Iriafen fell to the level aft the contact. The play continued on, and it did not look immoderate fouls were fixed connected the play.

Iriafen got the past laughter aft the incident.

Washington was up 3 points with 35 seconds remaining successful the game. As the changeable timepiece coiled down, Mystics defender Brittney Sykes missed a changeable fading to her near erstwhile Iriafen was determination to cleanable up the miss and enactment the shot successful the basket.

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Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, walks connected the tribunal during the archetypal fractional of a WNBA crippled against the Washington Mystics astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

The Mystics went up by 2 scores astatine the constituent and were capable to adjacent retired the crippled for the win.

Washington improved to 5-7 with the triumph and Chicago fell to 3-8.

Iriafen notched 8 points and six rebounds for the Mystics. Sykes led each scorers with 32 points. Sykes added 5 assists and 3 steals to her stat line.

Washington Mystics defender Brittney Sykes, #20, brings the shot up tribunal against the Chicago Sky during the 2nd fractional of a WNBA crippled astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected June 17, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

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Kamilla Cardoso led Sky scorers with 18 points and had 10 rebounds.

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