Chicago Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon walks off press conference stage after Angel Reese & Co.’s embarrassing WNBA loss
CHICAGO Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon stormed out of the postgame press conference following her team's embarrassing 83-81 loss to the Washington Mystics.
The Mystics recorded just their second win of the season on Friday night, dealing Angel Reese and Co. their third straight loss.
Weatherspoon, 58, was visibly upset as she arrived in the press conference room.
She repeatedly cut reporters off in the middle of their questions and struck the desk with her hands.
The WNBA icon was asked twice about whether she'd been thinking about changing her starting five.
"I'm not thinking of that," she responded the first time.
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"I'm thinking about going and winning games. We'll figure it out."
Weatherspoon faced a similar question three minutes later.
A reporter asked whether the upcoming matchups against the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings could be a "researching stick" to assess whether changes need to be made.
The Sky head coach then slammed the desk again, got up, and left the podium, bringing her presser to an end after about four minutes.
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The reaction surprised many WNBA fans.
"She is so mad. I didn’t think the question was unreasonable though," one wrote on X.
"Thought it was going to be a crazy non-basketball related question lol," another added.
"T-Spoon may not want to hear it, but she may have to do something about the starting lineup," a third said.
"For the last question, all she has to say is... I’ll figure it out," one wrote.
"She doesn’t have to be rude."
How the WNBA works
THE 2024 WNBA season features 12 teams with the regular-season running from May 14 to September 9.
Each team plays 40 regular-season games - four against five teams from the same conference and two teams from the other conference, and three games against the remaining four teams.
The top eight teams in the league standings qualify for the playoffs - regardless of what conference they're in.
The playoffs will use a best-of-three format in the first round while the semifinals and WNBA Finals are best of five.
This season also includes a month-long break for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Las Vegas Aces are defending back-to-back WNBA champions.
Mystics guard Ariel Atkins recorded a game-high 29 points in addition to three rebounds, and three assists.
Reese finished the clash with 10 points, 14 rebounds, and two assists.
The following day, the No. 7 overall pick seemed eager to move on from the disappointing defeat.
"New day," she posted on X.
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"Another day to get better & another opportunity to play the game we love. GEAUX SKY!"
The Sky fell to 4-8 on the season following loss to Washington.