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.

Reese is driven to make the playoffs, a good, seemingly attainable goal for a team that’s back in the Courtney Vandersloot business, has a healthy Kamilla Cardoso and has had an eye-opening preseason from a star whose skill set is expanding before our eyes.

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

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.

In a video posted on social media, it appears Vandersloot is pointing toward the crowd before both she and Reese perform the "baby cradle" gesture. The former LSU star seemed excited for Vandersloot, smiling and putting her hand over her mouth.