We’re just seven games in to the 2025 WNBA season and the Chicago Sky find themselves in a mess of a situation.After a 79-52 drubbing at the hands of the Indiana Fever Saturday night, the Sky are 2-5 with their only wins coming against the lowly Dallas Wings.

The Chicago Sky (2-5) travel to face the undefeated New York Liberty (8-0) on Tuesday night in a Commissioner's Cup matchup at Barclays Center.

In February, the Sky acquired Atkins from Washington in exchange for Sonia Citron, a 2027 first-round swap and a 2027 second-round pick

The game will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET with streaming options available as New York puts its perfect record on the line.

With the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup in full swing, the league pits conference rivals against each throughout the month of June in an in-season tournament to see which teams will make make it to the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Final on Tuesday,

The Stars won their most recent round of trivia, with a full squad on hand: Along with Groom and Stabb, the group included forward Catherine Barry, defender Hannah Anderson, midfielder Maitane Lopez, forward Ava Cook, goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz and defender Justina Gaynor.

Yet after her big game, Reese fielded a non-basketball related question in her Sky presser that immediately drew the ire of her teammate, Ariel Atkins. A reporter asked Reese about the scrutiny she's received online and how she handles the negativity. Reese gave a fairly cookie-cutter answer before Atkins butted in.

Reese wiped away tears as Atkins spoke and thanked her for it at the end. She then continued in discussing her appreciation for her teammates.