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WNBA star Angel Reese spoke about her recent departure from the Chicago Sky during her first press conference with the Atlanta Dream on Friday after being traded from Chicago to Atlanta earlier this month.
“I will always be grateful for that because I experienced a lot of great things,” Reese said Friday of her time in Chicago. “I loved being able to grow in my first two years, but I wanted more. I love winning, I love competing, and I wanted to be around people who can make me better.
“And I’m not satisfied with where I am as a player, and I felt like being around those kinds of players would help me be better. I can help them in different ways to help them win, and that’s all I ever wanted.
“I don’t care about anything that comes with it. I want to win and be able to join an organization that really cares about its players.”
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese reacts against the Phoenix Mercury in the first half at Phx Arena on August 28, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The Dream acquired Reese from the Sky on April 6 in exchange for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. Atlanta also received the right to trade second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.
One of the WNBA’s most recognizable stars, Reese led the league in rebounds in each of her two seasons with the Sky.
Reese is known in mainstream pop culture as one of the most polarizing players in the WNBA due to her ongoing rivalry with women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.
There have been alleged tensions between Clark and Reese dating back to their meeting in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese gestures to the crowd after scoring during the second half against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 29, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Reese taunted Clark by pointing at his ring finger during the match, causing outrage and sparking an ongoing feud between fans.
Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese’s LSU Tigers a year later in the Elite Eight, but the tension reached a whole new level when the players reached the pros for their WNBA rookie seasons.
In their first WNBA season in 2024, Clark suffered a series of questionable fouls from Reese’s Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese on June 16.
In 2025, the two had a heated exchange after Reese pushed Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back as she grabbed an offensive rebound after a miss from teammate Rebecca Allen. Reese brought the ball low to the ground and Clark fouled before she went up to shoot. Reese fell to the ground.
Reese got up from the ground and found himself facing Clark.
The referees reviewed the play and determined that Clark used his left hand to push Reese to the ground. They turned Clark’s personal foul into a flagrant foul. And the Fever’s Reese and Aliyah Boston received technical fouls.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) reacts to a flagrant foul by Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) on May 17, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMAGN Syndication/The Indianapolis Star)
When the two played as teammates during the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in March, Clark ignored Reese’s gesture for a high-five during a game.
Now that Clark’s Indiana Fever is fighting for a championship in 2026, Reese’s Dream could prove to be a legitimate challenger.
