CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh recalled working the 2020 NBA All-Star game at the United Center when he was an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. He mentioned that his first experience at a WNBA All-Star game was also in Chicago — two years later at Wintrust Arena. “It’s been cool moments,” Marsh said.
There was another big one on Saturday night. Though the Sky got blown out by Indiana 79-52, it was the first WNBA game at the United Center. “It’s an incredible moment for this league," said Marsh, in his first season coaching the Sky. "It’s an incredible moment for our team and our staff and our city, really. I think that’s the cool part about it is we get to represent our city in this building on a historic night. It’s not lost among us how important and significant it is —