Angel Reese Suggested to Copy Caitlin Clark For Teaching Chicago Sky a Lesson

Angel Reese’s second WNBA season has ended in controversy rather than celebration. The Chicago Sky star found herself in a pickle after giving a brutally honest interview to the Chicago Tribune. In it, she expressed deep frustration with the team’s direction, stating, “I’m not settling for the same sh*t we did this year”. And demanding the front office acquire “great players”. Her comments, which questioned teammates and management, were deemed “detrimental to the team” by the organization. The Sky suspended Reese for the first half of their September 7 game and later said the issue had been handled internally. While the player apologized and continued to travel with the squad. Reese finished the season averaging 14.7 points and a league-leading 12.6 rebounds. Her blunt remarks landed in the middle of a 10-30 campaign that left the franchise under heavy scrutiny.

Caitlin Clark has quietly built a reputation for showing up early and making time for fans. A habit that helped her become one of the WNBA’s most magnetic personalities and that often turns moments into lasting goodwill. Clark spent significant pregame time signing autographs at the United Center and has said those small acts matter to fans long after the final horn. This helped grow her profile even when she was unavailable to play. This clash with her own franchise has sparked a firestorm of debate about player empowerment and organizational competence. A WNBA analyst even called the Sky “the worst-run organization in the league” and suggested Reese should demand a trade. Into this heated discussion steps YouTube commentator ‘Mick Talks Hoops,’ who has offered Reese a surprising piece of advice for navigating the turmoil, suggesting she take a page right out of rival Caitlin Clark’s playbook.

On YouTube, the creator Mick Talks Hoops laid out a plan that suggested Angel could borrow Clark’s fan first moves to shift public opinion and turn up pressure on Sky leadership, and he walked through the idea in detail. In the video Mick said “I would do a Caitlin Clark and I’d show up two hours early. I’d sign every single fan thing so that even when you leave it’s like, ‘Oh, she wanted to be here, she just had to leave'”. That take ties into league gossip about the Sky being badly run, where an unnamed WNBA executive told reporters “She needs to get the hell out of there”. Urging Reese to consider a move if the front office does not change.

There are clear reasons the idea of leaning into fan love might appeal to Reese, because her on-court production gives her leverage and because the Sky have not been competitive, but there are also practical limits. Reese has missed games with back trouble, and the team says medical staff and player safety drive availability decisions, which coach Tyler Marsh explained by saying, “Yeah, she reported it to us during pregame. And so, in conjunction with Angel and the medical staff, we wanted to be as cautious as possible.” The suspension for statements deemed detrimental is separate from injury management, and it highlights how public posture and internal relationships are both at stake.

So could copying Clark work as a tactic? It might shore up public support and create leverage if fans visibly side with Reese, but it does not replace a calm internal conversation about roster building and coaching that many in the organization say is needed. The idea remains a suggestion from a commentator and not a road map for fixing trust or roster holes, and it risks deepening divisions if fans are asked to take sides. Next up is the scene most people have been waiting for: Reese finally addressing the controversy herself at a postgame news conference.

Angel Reese’s redemption: Apology aims to mend team tensions

After days of headlines, Angel Reese faced reporters and acknowledged the fallout while trying to steady the situation, opening by saying, “I probably am frustrated with myself right now.” She said the context of her comments had been skewed by the way the interview played out and that she did not mean to damage locker room cohesion, an admission that aimed to soften immediate tensions without erasing the facts of what happened.

Reese also made clear she values the relationships in the locker room, noting the support she has received and offering an apology she said she had already given to teammates, adding “I really didn’t intentionally mean to put down my teammates, because they’ve been through this with me throughout the whole year”. That line was intended to remind people that the team has shared hard stretches and that public words were not meant to erase that shared history. “I just have to be better with my language because I know it’s not the message it’s the messenger,” she added. Demonstrating self-awareness about how her words were perceived.

The bigger picture still matters, with Angel Reese a two time All Star and the Sky needing roster fixes to become competitive, and with fans and front office alike left to wonder how these tensions will be repaired. Reese took responsibility, called for internal discussion, and left open the real question of whether fan facing moves or genuine roster upgrades will be the things that ultimately bring the club back together.