Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky visit Napheesa Collier and the league-best Minnesota Lynx in a marquee WNBA showdown at Target Center on Tuesday night.

The Chicago Sky are carrying a 7-15 record into Tuesday’s matchup with the 20-4 Minnesota Lynx. The Sky currently sit in 11th place in the WNBA standings for the 2025 season after the All-Star break.

The Minnesota Lynx host the Chicago Sky as 13-point favorites with a total of 162.5 points on Wednesday. These two teams have faced each other three times this month already. Chicago won one of them outright as a double-digit underdog, while Minnesota covered in only one of its two wins.

The WNBA tips off the second half of its season on Tuesday night with 10 of the 13 teams playing. Players weren’t thrilled having to play so soon after the All-Star break and hope to add more of a break in the next collective bargaining agreement that they are currently negotiating with the league.

The WNBA’s splashy All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis just put everyone on notice, as the second half of the season and thus the push for the eight playoff spots

The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement is set to expire Oct. 31. If the league and players don’t reach a new deal by then, a work stoppage could begin.

Donald Trump has already had his say on the WNBA pay row as stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have demanded wage increases. Indiana Fever's Clark and Chicago Sky's Reese are among the biggest and marketable stars of the WNBA.

WNBA players made a statement about being paid more as they negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the league.