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    Angel Reese Announces She’s Out for the Season Due to Injury, Currently Has Most Rebounds in WNBA History

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    CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 30: Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky looks on during the second half of a WNBA game against the Indiana Fever on August 30, 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

    Angel Reese’s record-breaking debut season kicks off two weeks earlier than expected.

    The Chicago Sky forward announced Saturday that she will miss the rest of the season due to an injury. Her team later revealed that the issue is a wrist injury from Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

    Reese’s full announcement:

    “What a year. I never thought the last bucket of my rookie season would be a 3 but maybe God was telling them to get a taste of what they were about to see in year 2 lol🥲Throughout everything I showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed in me. All I ever wanted was to get to the W and make an impact. I can confidently say that I did that and will strive to continue to do so. I am filled with emotions right now that I am coming off a season ending injury but also filled with so much gratitude for what is to come. Even though this is God’s timing and not mine, I can finally give myself a physical and mental break. “God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers.”

    “You’ll still see me as the biggest cheerleader on the sidelines! And Unrivaled League, see you soon! 💞😇”

    Despite missing the final six games of the Sky’s regular season, Reese will still finish her rookie season with the most single-season rebounds by a WNBA player — not a rookie, player — in history, unless Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson surpasses her. Reese currently has 446 on the season, while Wilson is at 406 with six games remaining.

    Reese also holds the WNBA record for consecutive double-doubles (10) and the rookie record for total double-doubles (26). Had she played a few more games, she also might have broken Alyssa Thomas’ record of 28.

    In any other season, that productivity would have made Reese the favorite to win Rookie of the Year, but this year it seems like it will only cement her position as a rival for Caitlin Clark, who is making her own history. The race between Clark and Reese may be the most competitive in league history, but many thought the Indiana Fever star would lose the award, and the extra games would only help her.

    Regardless, Reese’s season has been a huge success in its own right. Many wondered whether the former LSU star would be able to adapt to the WNBA level, with concerns over her offensive game and her 6-foot-3 height resulting in her dropping to No. 7 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft.

    It only took a few games for Reese to alleviate those concerns, or at least ease them, with elite rebounding and defensive tenacity. It’s no exaggeration to say she’s now the face of the Sky, who are currently 12-22.

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