On one hand, the message from the team could be simply that Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese is a good passer. Vandersloot was the ideal organizational point guard, a cool head who could set up the Sky offense and help take advantage of second-year Chicago bigs Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese.

Angel Reese captured a national championship and never lost more than two games in a row during a four-year college career. She and Caitlin Clark helped lead women's basketball to new heights with a rivalry that gripped the nation.

The Chicago Sky’s historic first game at the United Center ended with a 79-52 loss to the Indiana Fever — and an injury to Courtney Vandersloot.

The Chicago Sky are set to retire legend Allie Quigley’s No. 14 jersey during pregame at the July 9 matchup against Dallas. Quigley’s jersey will be the first to be retired and honored by the Sky organization.

The Chicago Sky had some high hopes on Friday as they battled the Atlanta Dream in a road game at Gateway Center Arena. Entering the fourth quarter, the Sky were down by just four points, 58-54, as they found themselves in a good position to potentially snap their two-game losing streak.

The Chicago Sky will have to unravel a 2-5 start to the season without Courtney Vandersloot, their floor general.