The Chicago Sky have chosen not to offer Cheendee Carter a new contract, according to reports.
Carter, 26, averaged 17.5 points per game for the Sky last season.
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During Sky's match against the Indiana Fever last year, Carter had a nasty clash with fellow Angel Reese's longtime rival Caitlin Clark.
Carter checked on the rising star on the ground, and appeared to scream “U B*****.”
Although the guard was an important player for Chicago last season, general manager Jeff Pagliuca chose not to try to renew her contract.
However, Pagliuca has made offers to restricted free agent trio Dana Evans, Mikaela Onyenwere and Nikolina Milic.
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Last August, Carter enthusiastically supported Reese's case for Rookie of the Year.
“Barbie Rookie of the Year. There's no other way to describe it,” she said.
“She goes out and does her job every night, no matter what team we play. I'm telling you, Rookie of the Year Barbie, for sure.”
Reese's ROTY case came with a bad wrist injury against the Los Angeles Sparks.
A broken wrist caused her to miss the final six games of the season, with Clarke winning the ROTY with 66 out of 67 votes, and Reese receiving the other.
With a 13-27 record, the Sky missed the playoffs.
Carter is not the first Reese's ally to be excluded by Chicago.
At the end of last season, Sky fired famous coach Teresa Witherspoon.
After Weatherspoon's exit, Reese wrote on social media: “I'm heartbroken. I'm literally at a loss for words knowing what this woman means to me at such a pivotal point in my life.”
“She was the only person who believed in me. The person who trusted me. A lot of people don't even know what it means to be a black woman in sports when no one believes in you. You had a tough job.”
“I came to Chicago because of you.”
“All the crazy circumstances we went through this year and when your back was against the wall, you always believed.
“I came to Chicago because of you. You have been an unsung hero in my life. We have built a relationship in a short period of time that will last forever.”
“I will never ask God why He brings people into my life and takes them away from me because I need them, but I always believe that every person is in your life for a reason and a season.
“You were the best reason and season. You didn't deserve this but I can't thank you enough. I love you, Spoon.”
Reese is set to make her long-awaited return from injury on Friday in the 3v3 League Like No Other.
Her Sky is next scheduled to tip off the new WNBA season against Clark's Indiana Fever on May 17.
