Angel Reese and Leonie Fiebich (Photos via ESPN)
Cameras caught Chicago Sky star Angel Reese committing a dirty foul in the Chicago Sky-New York Liberty Game on Tuesday evening.
Frustrations are quickly mounting for the Sky, who are 2-6 on the season through eight games. The Sky dropped their first four games of 2025 before picking up consecutive wins, only to cancel it out by losing the next two contests.
Five of Chicago’s six losses have come by double-digits, including an ugly 79-52 home loss to the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever on Saturday. The first of their three-game road trip couldn’t have gone much worse, with Angel Reese and company falling 85-66 to the Liberty on Tuesday.
During the contest, Angel Reese was called for a foul after bumping into Liberty star Leonie Fiebich. The referees reviewed the play and upgraded the call to a “flagrant foul” against Reese:
They should have suspended Angel Reese for 3 months without pay for that dirty foul. #WNBA pic.twitter.com/3RNnnVZusC
— Indiana Fever ® (@TheIndianaFever) June 11, 2025
It’s been a big week for Angel Reese, who was named the winner of the BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year for the third straight year. She had a double-double in the loss to New York, recording 17 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three assists.
Reese and the Sky will try to get back on the victory track when they visit the Atlanta Dream on Friday night. This will be the first of four regular season meetings between the two clubs.
Angel Reese & Chicago Sky Have Time To Turn It Around
Angel Reese (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)
The good news for Reese and the Sky is that the season is still young, and there’s plenty of time to get back into the playoff picture. The Golden State Valkyries occupy the final playoff spot with a 4-5 record, so Chicago is only 1.5 games out of the postseason picture.
Atlanta earned the final playoff spot last year with a 15-25 record. Indiana got in as the No. 6 seed at 20-20, so the Sky are still very much alive in the playoff race.
Houston Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his illegal hit to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the ensuing brawl between the teams in a lengthy statement on social media.
Al-Shaair’s statement comes as his three-game suspension as a result of the incident has ended and he is slated to return to the field for the Texans on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
On December 1, an Al-Shaair hit to the head of a sliding and defenseless Lawrence caused chaos in Jacksonville. The defensive back needed to be restrained by several coaches and Lawrence has not played since taking the barbaric contact.
‘While so many jumped at the first opportunity to hop on the false narrative – that l’m a dirty player or bad person – the messages from all who stood by me were the only things keeping me mentally afloat during a time of isolation,’ Al-Shaair said on social media.
‘I’ve learned so much from this entire experience. Seeing myself on video – letting my emotions get the best of me to the point where I completely lost it – was an embarrassing and eye-opening moment for me.’
‘I’ve had to earn everything in my life. I never want to allow anyone to get me to a point where I jeopardize everything that I’ve worked all my life to obtain. That was not the way I want to represent myself or my family and I will continue to learn and grow from that moment.’
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Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence
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The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence
Al-Shaair said during his three-game ban, he met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives for the first time, taking issue with how he was characterized in the official announcement of his suspension.
The defender said he thought his character and integrity were ‘unjustifiably smeared’ in the release but the meeting with Goodell and others was ‘productive’ and gave him hope it would not happen again.
‘In that conversation – man-to-man – I owned and acknowledged that my actions following my ejection were careless and, in that moment, I didn’t think about the responsibility I have been blessed with to represent the shield,’ Al-Shaair continued.
‘I also stated that the letter, and specifically the language used in the letter, was equally as careless and conveyed that the context of the words used were not a reflection of my character, nor my career, as I have not been warned multiple times for my play on the field.’
Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence was not the only controversial incident he was involved in this season.
During the Texans’ game against the Bears in September, he punched Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even in the game at the time of another sideline confrontation.
Al-Shaair ended his statement by saying his view is that everyone in the league office and on the field are on the same team to represent the NFL in the best nature possible, something he failed to do earlier this month.
‘Lastly, I’ll say that this world is full of negative people who can’t wait to tear you down, but if you move with love and compassion, the seeds of good you planted in others’ lives can grow into the very tree that shades you with comfort and compassion when you need it most,’ Al-Shaair concluded.
‘I am a man of God, I am a leader, a warrior and a lover. I am also a hell of a football player and I’m grateful to be back doing what I love.’
