Stream of Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky debut racks up massive 493,000 views on X after fans fumed at WNBA for failing to show game

Angel Reese and Kamila Cardoso’s WNBA debuts were widely viewed on a fan’s live stream on social media after the league’s app failed to air the game.

The former LSU star and her South Carolina counterpart made their debuts as pros and teammates when the Chicago Sky took on the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.

The WNBA’s streaming app incorrectly listed the game as available, leading to confusion among fans. The league later clarified that only Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever debut was streamed.

Luckily, X user @hayheyitsalli stepped in to make sure fans can see the Chicago game.

“Would you like me to try streaming the game here??” She wrote. ‘No promises about quality, but I can try.’

The WNBA app incorrectly listed the game as available, causing confusion among fans

Despite her team losing, Reese had 13 points and nine rebounds in 24 minutes in her debut

The user, who appears to be a Lynx fan, streamed the game live from her seat at the Target Center. Although the number of viewers varied during the stream, the video has been viewed over 493,000 times at the time of writing.

The user also posted a screenshot showing the stream peaking at 173,381 live viewers.

“Y’all are some of THE WILDEST songs WOW,” she tweeted.

After being asked about the postgame stream, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve claimed fans had to pay @hayheyitsalli $3 per view.

“Anyone who looked at it should send $3 to the person, I don’t even know who it is,” Reeve said. “I guess I would say the growth is so fast. It’s so accelerated. And I’m already saying this in our own organization: ‘business as usual’ is no longer going to work.

“You will be left behind, and this is an example.”

Additionally, Reeve pointed out that she understands the broadcasts are “all about” Clark’s debut.

The WNBA app only streamed Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever’s 76-79 loss to Dallas

In addition to Reese, former South Carolina star Kamila Cardoso also made her debut for the Sky

“People want to see that, but they also want to see: It’s not just about Caitlin,” Reeve said. “At least this isn’t Caitlin’s fault. It’s more, you know, the recognition that there’s general excitement about the WNBA in ways that we haven’t seen before. And so we have to capitalize on really making sure that this is a movement.”

Nevertheless, Reese finished the game with 13 points and nine rebounds in 24 minutes. On the other end, Cardoso had six points and four boards in 13 minutes as the Sky fell 81-92 to Minnesota.

Apart from the results, Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon praised the rookies in their debut performances.

‘This is a learning process for all of us. And we’re going through that process the right way,” Weatherspoon said. “We have our leaders who lead them and pull them along. By keeping them confident. That is what counts. So we’re in a great place, and they’re in a great place.”