Angel Reese, Washington Mystics and Sky
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In a 77-77 tie game and 30 seconds remaining on the clock, Sky guard Ariel Atkins was whistled for a loose ball foul, and the Sky challenged the call. While walking back to the bench with teammates during the review, Reese slapped a clipboard out of the hands of Sky staffer Ann Crosby.
Chicago passed on a top rookie to land veteran guard Atkins. With Citron surging and Atkins settling in, the early returns are a wash.
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Brittney Sykes knew the expectations for the Washington Mystics were anything but high entering this season. After all, the Mystics brought in a new general manager and a new coaching staff as they built the youngest roster in the league around Sykes. She didn’t care then. She doesn’t care now.
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SB Nation on MSNRecap: Mystics blown out by Lynx, 92-75The Washington Mystics lost to the Minnesota Lynx, 92-75 on Thursday night. This game started off very well for the Mystics and looked like they were destined to pull off a big upset, but there was a lot more to this than the early run the Mystics went on.