The Chicago Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday night, marking the second dismissal of a seemingly well-respected head coach in the WNBA this week.

With the Sky having endured a disappointing season, questions were always going to be asked of the coach but such a quick dismissal was not expected.

Throughout the first season of their rebuild, the Chicago Sky preached patience. But the team went against that advice, firing coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one year on the job, sources confirmed to the Tribune late Thursday.

After the Chicago Sky finished the year with a 13-27 record and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018, the team decided to cut ties with first-time head coach Teresa Weatherspoon.

The WNBA franchise decided to move on from its head coach on Thursday night after just one season at the helm in Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The Chicago Sky have fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after a disappointing season in which the team went 13-27 and missed the WNBA playoff picture.

While the Sky's players have been very supportive of Weatherspoon throughout the year, especially WNBA rookie and All-Star Angel Reese, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun Times reported that a problem became clear during exit interviews.

Two days after Curt Miller and the Los Angeles Sparks parted ways, the Chicago Sky fired Teresa Weatherspoon. Miller had just completed his second season as coach in L.A., Weatherspoon her first. Both were surprising moves.

The Chicago Sky have fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season, according to Annie Costabile. Weatherspoon, who was hired less than a year ago, went 13-27 in her first year in charge, as the Sky missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018.

Teresa Weatherspoon has been fired by the Chicago Sky after just one season as head coach, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.