Out of halftime, Van Lith scored five, Ariel Atkins added four, and Rebecca Allen chipped in three to keep the Sky close, despite a 13-point explosion from Collier for the Lynx. Chicago trailed by just three heading into the fourth.

Before the Chicago Sky took Hailey Van Lith with the No. 11 pick in the WNBA draft, Angel Reese had been advocating for the Sky to pick her former LSU teammate.

The organization named Reese to the 2025 Gala Host Committee in February alongside a slate of Black leaders in the arts, fashion, sports, music and film industries. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is an honorary chair of the committee, which is led by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour.

Angel Reese took the floor Saturday at the Target Center for the team's final preseason matchup against the Minnesota Lynx, but instead of dominating the paint, Reese leaned into d

Once her photos from the Met Gala hit the internet, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie gave Reese a new nickname. "Met Barb," Leslie said. The roots of Leslie's nickname for Reese come from the Chicago Sky stars original nickname from her college days.