The loss eliminated Chicago (13-27) from playoff contention. To qualify for the playoffs as the eighth seed, the Sky needed to beat the Sun and also needed the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics to lose. Chicago was winless in four games against Connecticut this season.

Angel Reese gained national notoriety while leading LSU women's basketball to its first national championship in program history in 2023. The Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 NCAA tournament burst onto the WNBA scene with a record-setting rookie campaign for the Chicago Sky in 2024,

The Connecticut Sun defeated Chicago Sky Thursday to secure the No. 3 WNBA playoff seed and eliminate the Sky from postseason contention.