The Chicago Sky rookie came under fire for her failed attempt to continue her WNBA-record streak of double-doubles.

Angel Reese is still suffering the fallout from the controversial end to her double-double streak.

The Chicago Sky rookie’s WNBA record came to an end on July 13 when her team fell to the New York Liberty and she ended the game with 8 points. Reese tried to extend her double-double streak to 16 games, calling for the ball on the final possession and drawing four Liberty defenders before time expired.

After the game, Reese faced allegations that she was attempting to pad her stats and took some criticism for the final possession. Commentator Jason Whitlock went a step further, saying after the game that the attention on Reese is meant to take the spotlight away from fellow rookie Caitlin Clark.

“Never again. No serious person should ever again discuss Angel Reese as rookie of the year,” Whitlock wrote in a post on X. “She’s just too unskilled offensively. She struggles to make layups. She’s a nice rebounder. She’s not an ‘all star.’ She’s being used as a gimmick to diminish Clark.”

Whitlock went on to say that the ending to Saturday’s game is indicative of one of Reese’s biggest weaknesses.

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) shoots against the New York Liberty during the second half of a WNBA game at Wintrust Arena

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“Reese played 36 minutes and had zero impact,” he wrote. “The double-double gimmick ended today because Reese missed too many point-blank layups. It’s not just one bad game. She shoots an incredibly low percentage from 3-4 feet.”