{"id":16691,"date":"2025-07-27T06:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/storms-shake-sky-guard-a-straight-talking-look-at-blown-basketball-losses\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T06:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:53:58","slug":"storms-shake-sky-guard-a-straight-talking-look-at-blown-basketball-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/storms-shake-sky-guard-a-straight-talking-look-at-blown-basketball-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms Shake Sky Guard: A Straight-Talking Look at Blown Basketball Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a rewritten version of the content:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Chicago Sky remain winless in the two games following the 2025 WNBA All-Star break. On Thursday, they suffered a humiliating 38-point defeat at home against the Seattle Storm at the Wintrust Arena, losing 95-57. This loss came shortly after a 91-68 defeat to the Minnesota Lynx the previous Tuesday, marking Chicago&#8217;s fourth consecutive loss in the early part of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>After the crushing defeat in front of their home crowd, Chicago guard Rachel Banham expressed frustration with the team&#8217;s performance. &quot;It felt gross,&quot; Banham told reporter Kari Bell. &quot;That\u2019s probably how you all see it too. We\u2019re inconsistent, and it just feels rough. This is not the kind of basketball we want to be known for.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The dominant Storm controlled the game on both ends of the court, shooting 53.6% overall with nine made three-pointers out of 20 attempts. Defensively, Seattle held Chicago to just 33.9% shooting. Ball handling was a major issue for Sky, as they committed 20 turnovers, which Seattle converted into 26 points. In contrast, Seattle only made 11 turnovers, conceding just eight points from those mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago notably missed the presence of star forward Angel Reese, who was sidelined due to back problems that also kept her out of the Lynx game. Reese, who averages a double-double with 13.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, has been a crucial player for the Sky. Without her, Chicago&#8217;s record has fallen to 7-17.<\/p>\n<p>This report was originally published by Athlon Sports on July 25, 2025.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This series of losses highlights the challenges Chicago Sky face while missing a key player like Angel Reese, underscoring how vital her leadership and presence are on the court. For WNBA fans, it\u2019s a reminder of the competitive intensity of the league and how injury impacts can shift team dynamics, potentially changing the playoff landscape this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a rewritten version of the content: Chicago Sky remain winless in the two games following the 2025 WNBA All-Star break. On Thursday, they suffered a humiliating 38-point defeat at home against the Seattle Storm at the Wintrust Arena, losing 95-57. This loss came shortly after a 91-68 defeat to the Minnesota Lynx the previous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[39,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-16691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}