Angel Reese set to receive automatic suspension after backhanding opponent

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Angel Reese will be suspended for one game after picking up her eighth technical foul of the season.

Per WNBA rules, players must serve an automatic suspension without pay upon receiving their eighth tech of the year.

Reese had seven through 22 games last season but managed to avoid an eighth.

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Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky brings the ball upcourt during the second half against the Connecticut Sun. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The foul came while fighting for a rebound against Aaliyah Edwards. As the two were battling for position, Reese appeared to backhand Edwards on the side of the head.

The Chicago Sky's next game is Friday against the Indiana Fever, which will now feature neither Reese nor Caitlin Clark, who continues to treat a nagging groin injury.

The Sky came away with an 88-64 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday, but it was just the 10th victory of the season for the Sky against 30 losses.

Ahead of the game, Reese voiced her displeasure with the season.

Angel Reese reacts after a basket in the second half against the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

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"I am very vocal about what we need and what I want," she said to the Chicago Tribune. "I’d like to be here for my career, but if things don’t pan out, obviously I might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me. But while I am here, I’m going to try to stay open-minded about what I have here