Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter are Chicago Sky’s ‘Barbie and Chenn’ in hilarious social media post after victory over Washington Mystics

Chicago Sky have their very own Barbie and Ken in Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter after Thursday’s win over Washington Mystics.

Reese scored 16 points with 11 rebounds in the 79-71 win over the winless Mystics, while Carter was the top scorer with season-high 25 points alongside four rebounds.

Celebrating the win Friday, the Sky’s social media channel branded the duo ‘Barbie and Chenn’ – referencing Reese’s ‘Chi Barbie’ nickname that she gave herself after being drafted by Chicago.

Previously Reese, 22, was playing college basketball at LSU, where she called herself ‘Bayou Barbie’.

Reese and Carter started the week in the face of intensifying criticism after a tense game last Saturday against Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever.

 Reese, 22, played college basketball at LSU – where she called herself ‘Bayou Barbie’.

Carter scored a season-high 25 points as Chicago Sky beat the Mystics on Thursday

Carter shoulder charged Clark off the ball after appearing to yell ‘you b****’ at her as she was waiting to receive a pass.

Footage then emerged of Reese, who was off the court, leaping out of her seat and cheering the seemingly unprompted bodycheck on Clark, who was her rival in college when she was at Iowa.

Carter let her game do the talking on Thursday and didn’t speak to media after the victory, but Reese did speak to reporters about the win.

‘I think this is what the team needed from me,’ Reese said after one of her most promising displays in the league to date. ‘They needed me to step into that role, to come in and just rebound and play defense and bring a lot of energy.’ 

Carter did speak earlier this week about the Clark controversy, and had no regrets about what happened.

Following practice on Monday, she said: ‘I don’t have any regrets with anything. I’m going to compete and play 100 per cent hard – no matter who it is or who we’re playing.’

Carter said she acted in the ‘heat of the moment’ and was simply retaliating. Footage appears to show Clark catching the guard with her elbow moments before she was knocked to the ground.

Reese and Carter are back in action for the 4-5 Sky on Saturday evening, when they host Atlanta Dream in Chicago.