After a tough season-opening loss to the Indiana Fever, the Sky struggled to bounce back against the stacked defending champions. Led by trade acquisition Natasha Cloud and star guard Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty never gave their opponents any room to breathe and sank a WNBA record 19 three-pointers in their 99–74 win on the road.

The Chicago Sky may have to work through chemistry problems just two games into the 2025 season. During Thursday night's game against the New York Liberty, All-Star forward Angel Reese failed to make a single shot despite being on the floor for 28 minutes.

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky started their 2025 WNBA season off with a blowout loss to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever that featured an altercation between the two stars. Clark earned a flagrant foul after a hard foul on Reese,