Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky delivered their first win of 2025 in front of the LSU faithful at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday night. Reese and the Sky took down the Brazilian National Team in their preseason opener, which also marked Tyler Marsh's debut as Chicago's new head coach.

The organization named Reese to the 2025 Gala Host Committee in February alongside a slate of Black leaders in the arts, fashion, sports, music and film industries. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is an honorary chair of the committee, which is led by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour.

BATON ROUGE, La. — When the WNBA put together a preseason game between the Sky and the Brazilian national team at LSU, it was built around Angel Reese. There were other storylines, but Reese was the undisputed headliner. And she was thrilled to embrace it.