WNBA fans hit out on Chicago Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon over what they perceived to be her conscious effort to help rookie star Angel Reese pad her stats during garbage time of their 100-81 loss to the Indiana Fever on Friday at home.

Despite being down by 25 points at one point late in the contest and the game already settled, Weatherspoon still decided to keep their prized rookie in the game, which eventually saw Reese notch another double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds to set a new rookie record.

Fans had misgivings on the move of the first-year Sky coach, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts:

One fan urged Weatherspoon to have some shame and question her coaching style, saying:

“Angel Reese in the game and they down 25 looking to stat pad and you wonder why players requesting a trade come on T Spoon have some shame.”

Another one along the same line commented:

“Angel Reese out here in garbage time trying to get her double double. Sides not yelling at Weatherspoon like a clown.’”

“‘Angel Reese still in the game just to get that double-double. Teresa Weatherspoon something else,” a fan asserted.

One user, for its part, detailed some flaws in the coaching of Weatherspoon, writing:

“Teresa Weatherspoon has zero control over her team. DeShields committing multiple flagrant fouls on Caitlin Clark and then allowing Angel Reese to chase a garbage time double double. The only stat that matters is wins and losses. Westherspoon and Reese need to understand that.’”

Some of the comments. meanwhile, highlighted how Weatherspoon’s move somehow unfortunately diminished what Reese has accomplished so far.

“Down 24 points and Witherspoon keeps her in to specifically get it against Fever players rarely in games. This is why this double-double thing is beyond ridiculous,” one fan pointed out.

One comment from a user said:

“Reese still in to get her double double after Fever cleared their bench… Congrats on that ‘record’ Angel.”

“Theresa weatherspoon leaving Reese in the game still after a terrible performance to let them fluke a** double double stats keep goin is crazy lol,” another of the comments read.

One comment, meanwhile, underscored how the move was of bad taste, saying:

“That double double record is such a lousy record… she just broke the record against the Fever bench. That is total bush league.”

While Reese got her double-double, she obviously struggled against the Fever, taking only nine attempts and making four of them while also being hounded by foul trouble in her 32 minutes on the floor.

Angel Reese sets a new double-double record for a rookie in game against Fever

While her latest double-double was not pretty, Angel Reese still made history by setting a new record for double-doubles for a rookie with her 10 points and 11 rebounds in their 100-81 loss to the Indiana Fever on Friday.

The double-double was her 23rd of the season, breaking the previous record of 22 set by WNBA legend Tina Charles while she was with the Houston Comets. Reese also broke the rookie rebounding record also previously held by Charles by taking her total for the season to 399 boards.

Angel Reese got her 23rd double-double with 1:32 left in their game against the Fever when the outcome was already settled. She has the opportunity to extend the record in their next game against the Minnesota Lynx on the road on Sunday.