Chicago Sky fire Teresa Weatherspoon less than a year after hiring her, with star Angel Reese 'heartbroken'

The Chicago Sky person fired caput coach Teresa Weatherspoon little than a twelvemonth aft hiring her to nan helm of nan Windy City's WNBA franchise.

The Sky's biggest star, Angel Reese, posted to societal media that she was 'heartbroken' complete nan news of Weatherspoon's firing. 

After being hired successful October 2023, Weatherspoon led Chicago to a 13-27 record, 1 spot awkward of nan WNBA playoffs. 

'I’m heartbroken. I’m virtually mislaid for words knowing what this women meant to maine successful specified a pivotal constituent successful my life,' Reese said. 'She was nan only personification that believed successful me. The 1 that trusted me.'

'Many don’t moreover cognize what it’s for illustration to beryllium a achromatic women successful sports erstwhile cipher believes successful you. You had a reliable job. All nan crazy circumstances that we went done this twelvemonth & erstwhile your backmost was against nan wall, you ever believed. I came to Chicago because of YOU.'

'You were an unsung leader successful my life. We built a narration successful a short magnitude of clip that will past forever. I’ll ne'er mobility God why he brings group successful my life and takes them distant from maine successful nan capacity that I request them but I’ve ever believed everyone is successful your life for a logic and a season.'

'You were nan champion logic & season. You didn’t merit this but I can’t convey you enough. I emotion you Tspoon.' 

The Sky missed nan postseason for nan first clip since 2018, nan past twelvemonth of Amber Stocks' tenure. 

Weatherspoon is an early pioneer of nan WNBA, having played for nan New York Liberty from 1997-2003 and nan Los Angeles Sparks for 1 season. 

Who nan Sky move to is unclear, particularly pinch a young halfway that appeared to rally astir Weatherspoon successful her first play successful charge. 

Reese was selected No 7 wide by nan Sky during this year's WNBA Draft.