Though the Sky won't make the playoffs this season, they need to win games to protect their future draft capital.

Angel Reese, who returned from a seven-game absence due to a back injury, and Ariel Atkins scored 19 points apiece for the Sky.

On Monday, the Seattle Storm signed Zia Cooke to a rest-of-season contract. Throughout her first season with the Seattle Storm, Zia Cooke has posted 3.3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Before her time with the Storm, Cooke played two seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks.

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese once claimed that her WNBA salary does not cover her bills amid the ongoing pay dispute between the league and its players. Reese, 23, is just one of several WNBA players who have spoken out about the pay they receive in recent years.

More than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students head back to class on Monday, and hundreds of them will be starting the new school year in style thanks to Chicago Sky star Angel Reese.