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Angel Reese is speaking out after the Chicago Sky announced they were making a coaching change.
On Thursday night, ESPN reported that the Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon less than a year after hiring her.
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The Chicago Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season with the team, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday night, citing multiple league sources.
Weatherspoon was hired last Oct. 12 and led the Sky to a 13-27 record. Chicago stayed in playoff position for much of the second half of the season despite struggling to a 3-13 record after the Olympic break. Ultimately, losing Reese to a wrist injury on Sept. 7 was too much to overcome.
After learning of Weatherspoon’s firing, Reese penned a long goodbye note to her coach.
“I’m heartbroken. I’m literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life. She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me. Many don’t even know what it’s like to be a black women in sports when nobody believes in you. You had a tough job. All the crazy circumstances that we went through this year & when your back was against the wall, you always believed.”
“I came to Chicago because of YOU. You were an unsung hero in my life. We built a relationship in a short amount of time that will last forever. I’ll never question God why he brings people in my life and takes them away from me in the capacity that I need them but i’ve always believed everyone is in your life for a reason and a season. You were the best reason & season. You didn’t deserve this but I can’t thank you enough. I love you Tspoon.”