The eyes of the sports world are on women’s basketball, and the Chicago Sky are at the center of the storm after adding two stars to their roster in Monday’s WNBA draft.
The Sky secured LSU’s Angel Reese and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso Monday night, and Reese was already making the rounds Tuesday, including a stop on the “Today” show.
“It’s a big moment, I’m super excited to get into W, it’s always been a dream of mine,” Reese said. “Everything they’re building in Chicago, I feel like it’s for me…to be able to go there in Chicago where they’re winning, it’s exciting.
Businesses, fans and Chicago officials were quick to rush to welcome the dynamic duo to Chicago.
“We love women’s basketball here in Chicago,” said former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Chicago Sky subscriber since the beginning. “The talent has been there for years and it’s high time it gets the praise it deserves.”
Dwyane Wade, Chicago native and Hall of Famer posted on saying that “the foundations are laid” and that there is a “new era” in Chicago with these new players.
Also the Wieners Circle in Chicago posted on social networks media reports say Reese and Cardoso can eat for free as long as they’re on the Sky roster.
“I think they will integrate very well into the city. And we said we’re going to be the biggest Chicago Sky fans from now on,” said Chicagoan Katie Gonzalez.
She hosts a podcast about sports from a female perspective, “The Fanalyst”, alongside her friend Regina Gato.
“Our main goal is to make sports more accessible to girls and let them know that you have the right to be a fan,” Gonzalez said.
And with some of the biggest players in women’s college basketball coming to the Midwest, the two will have plenty of content to discuss.
“It’s going to be must-see TV,” Gato said. “Grab your popcorn, get ready because this draft class is going to take the WNBA to another level.”
The Sky will open their season on May 15 against Dallas, with their home opener on May 25 against Connecticut. For those curious, the team will welcome Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever to Chicago for the first time on June 23.
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