Kamilla Cardoso Defends Teammate Angel Reese Against Doubters [WATCH]

Angel Reese is starting to find herself, even as her Chicago Sky continue to struggle. Chicago fell, 83-75, June 12 to the Connecticut Sun, marking their fourth loss in five games.

Reese posted her fourth straight double-double on Wednesday, scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Even better, she did her scoring on 8-10 shooting from the field for her most efficient performance of the season.

That’s a considerable improvement from her first month in the league when, even as a post player, she connected on just 37% of her shots. Her fellow rookie, Kamilla Cardoso, has taken notice. Asked after the loss to the Sun what she has seen from Reese, Cardoso took the opportunity to point out that her doubters appear to be wrong.

YouTube account TJ Sports Queens captured her comments in the postgame press conference. “I think we build a great chemistry,” Cardoso said.

“It’s just amazing playing with her and seeing her grow. I heard a lot of people saying her game wasn’t going to translate here and she’s doing it. She’s doing a better job and I’m super proud of her.”

That doubt is a major reason why Reese fell to No. 7 in the 2024 WNBA Draft despite being arguably the most well-known rookie in her class behind only Caitlin Clark. Reese wasn’t even the Sky’s first choice — they took Cardoso with their first pick at No. 3 overall.