Angel Reese exits game with injury after posting pathetic stat line against former team

Angel Reese’s eventful weekend ended with an injury and one of her worst performances of the season.

The Atlanta Dream star left Sunday afternoon’s game against his former team, the Chicago Sky, after severing his left leg while trying to make a layup early in the fourth quarter.

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Reese fell to the ground after missing the shot, stood up briefly, and then fell to the ground again. He eventually returned to Atlanta’s bench, but the Dream ruled him out for the remainder of the game due to a left leg injury.

However, Reese wasn’t playing very well before leaving the game.

And that’s actually putting it kindly.

The 24-year-old player finished the match with 8 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes. He shot an abysmal 3-of-13 from the field, missed his only three-point attempt and committed three turnovers. He finished minus-7 in Atlanta’s 93-91 win. His minus-7 was the worst mark among Dream players, and he committed three fouls.

Not good.

Additionally, Reese only managed to get one defensive rebound. Four of his five boards came on the offensive end, including two rebounds. gets his own rebound after missing a short shot.

This has become a familiar part of the Angel Reese experience.

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She is arguably one of the best rebounders in women’s basketball. He also regularly pads those totals by picking up misses around the basket, including his own.

Even that wasn’t enough to make the box score look respectable on Sunday.

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese sits on the bench during the first quarter against the Chicago Sky at Gateway Center Arena. (Brett Davis/Getty Images)

Reese entered the game averaging 15.7 points and a league-leading 11.8 rebounds per game. He had his league-leading 17th double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds against Toronto on Friday.

He followed that performance by missing 10 of 13 shots against the team that traded for him in the offseason.

The hard start wasn’t due to injury either.

Reese had already logged 20 minutes before getting injured 14 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Injury is again unfortunate. There’s nothing funny about a player getting injured, and it’s encouraging that Reese avoided a serious incident.

After the game, Dream head coach Karl Smesko said Reese “was in a great mood celebrating with his teammates.”

According to WNBA reporter Wilton Jackson, Smesko stated that Reese “wanted to go out there and continue playing” but “didn’t feel comfortable because she looked like she was in so much pain.”

Despite the injury, it’s hard to ignore how bad Reese was before his injury.

Luckily for the All-Star forward, his teammates saved him.

Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese posted one of her worst stats of the season against the Chicago Sky on Sunday before leaving with a knee injury. (Joe Boatman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Atlanta led by as many as 22 points before allowing Chicago to erase the deficit. When Reese came out, Dream was ahead by one point.

Atlanta guard Jordin Canada made a game-winning layup as time expired and the Dream escaped with a 93-91 victory over the 9-17 Sky.

The Dream improved to 16-10 and Reese is now 2-0 against the Sky after Atlanta acquired him for two first-round picks in April.

Still, this wasn’t the revenge performance Reese probably envisioned against his former team.

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He missed more shots (10) than points (8) and rebounds (5). He also turned the ball over three times and committed three fouls before hurting his leg.

The good news for Atlanta is that they don’t play again until July 29, which gives Reese plenty of time to recover. The bad news is that the WNBA All-Star Game is July 25, and the league would definitely prefer Reese to play in it.

Say what you will about Reese, but she is arguably the second biggest name in the league behind Caitlin Clark. Despite this poor performance, there is no doubt that Reese added interest to the All-Star Game.

I hope he gets better over time and plays.