India, Sept. 5 -- The WNBA has suspended the Chicago Sky's Angel Reese after she reached the technical foul limit for the season. The 23-year-old will miss the highly anticipated game against Catlin Clark's Indiana Fever on Friday.

Reese picked up her eighth technical foul of the season during Wednesday's win over the Connecticut Sun. The call came in the second quarter after she struck Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards in the back of the head while battling for a rebound.

Sky coach Tyler Marsh said he intended to appeal, but the league upheld the ruling.

Friday's matchup against Indiana will miss both headliners, Reese, sidelined due to suspension, and Caitlin Clark, who has been out six weeks with a groin injury and is still not cleared fo...