It marked a new day for basketball in Chicago as the Sky hosted the visiting Indiana Fever in the first ever WNBA game held at the famed United Center.
Although Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham were out with injuries and Fever head coach Stephanie White was absent, 19,496 fans still found their seats. It was the largest attendance for a Sky game in franchise history.
As for the Sky, the biggest of many blows came in the opening minutes when veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot went down, cradling her knee in pain. She was subsequently carried off the court and out for the remainder of the game. Her official status is unknown.
Courtney Vandersloot (knee) will not return to tonight’s game against the Fever.
— Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) June 8, 2025
Altogether, the air went out of Chicago and they couldn’t recover. The Fever exploited that void, as the visitors maintained control and received key contributions from Aliyah Boston, Natsaha Howard, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull and Aari McDonald. Four out of those five scored in double figures. Mitchell led with 17 points, followed by Howard with 13 points, McDonald with 12 and Boston had 11.
The Sky struggled in the areas of turnovers, transition defense and shooting. They finished the game with 21 turnovers,…
