<p>The predictable happened Sunday: With the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky’s</a> loss to the Fever and the Mystics’ win, the Sky were eliminated from playoff contention.</p><p>Reaching the eighth and final playoff spot remained a goal after the All-Star break, and the Sky have played much better in the second half. They simply had dug themselves too deep a hole.</p><p>Meanwhile, the tension between the Sky and Fever — and around the WNBA — kept simmering.</p><p><b>DiJonai Carrington</b> circled the date of Sunday’s game on social media after she was ejected from the teams’ previous matchup for a flagrant foul on <b>Sophie Cunningham</b>. She also <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/08/10/dijonai-carrington-says-white-privilege-post-goes-beyond-flagrant-foul" >wrote “WHITE PRIVILEGE”</a> on Threads in a since-deleted post.</p><p>There were no ejections this time, but sparks did fly.</p><p>After being called for a foul on <b>Caitlin Clark</b>, Carrington pulled her head back in exaggerated fashion, insinuating Clark had flopped. The two exchanged words. Two possessions later, Clark hit a step-back three-pointer, then had a few more words for Carrington, who finished with seven points on 3-for-11 shooting.</p><p>The game was close until it wasn’t.</p><p>The Sky took a one-point lead into halftime, powered by their bench mob. Rookie <b>Aicha Coulibaly</b> had one of her best games of the season, scoring 12 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting. <b>Natasha Cloud</b> led the Sky with 16 points, and <b>Azura Stevens</b> added 14.</p><p>But the Sky fell apart in the fourth quarter as the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/08/23/in-a-higher-scoring-league-the-fever-are-one-of-the-best-offenses-ever" >Fever’s offense </a>proved too much. Clark led the way with 34 points, while <b>Kelsey Mitchell</b> added 28.</p><p>Coach <b>Tyler Marsh</b> maintained that the Sky still have a lot to play for.</p><p>“I don’t think anybody in the locker room is ready to mail it in," he said. "We all understand we got a job to do. We got an organization and city to continue to play for. We got a lot of young players that still have time to continue to develop. We’re not just playing for the right now, we’re playing for the future too.”</p><h3>Courtside clowns</h3><p>After hitting a big shot in the third quarter, Cloud turned and yelled at former NBA player <b>Enes Freedom</b>, who was sitting courtside in a shirt defining a woman as an “adult female.”</p><p>Freedom recently announced his supposed entry into the WNBA draft, an obvious stunt meant to mock the league and demean transgender people.</p><p>Ever since Cunningham publicly opposed transgender women competing in women’s sports, grifters and provocateurs have used the WNBA to advance their agendas.</p><p>Cloud let Freedom know what she thought of his presence, and teammates had to pull her away.</p><p>Marsh said he told Cloud that the team embraces her as “someone that protects our team and protects people that need to be protected.”</p><h3>Growing pains</h3><p>After playing the hero against the Valkyries, rookie <b>Sydney Taylor</b> had a tough night against the Fever, shooting 2-for-9. Marsh thought she forced things early but had earned grace.</p><p>“I just told her: Look, you’ve been who you’ve been for this team, and you’re going to continue to be that for a lot longer. You’re going to have a lot more game-winners, and you’re going to have a lot more [crappy] games. That comes with being a future star in this league.”</p>
Sky’s playoff hopes officially end in tense loss to Fever 2026
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