The Sky’s season has been far from what they envisioned. After losing veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot early in the year to a season-ending injury and then dealing with Angel Reese’s absence for much of the time since the All-Star break, Chicago has been one of many teams hit hard by injuries to key players.

Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird became the first player in WNBA history to have a statue erected outside a team's home arena.