Two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese said Wednesday night she apologized to her Chicago Sky teammates for remarks she made to the Chicago Tribune that were published earlier in the day. In the newspaper article, she had expressed concerns amid another losing season, saying she “might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me” if the team didn’t improve its talent level for the future.

After the Sky’s 88-64 home victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday, Reese was asked whether she was indeed frustrated with the organization. The Sky, who moved to 10-30 on the season, have been eliminated from the playoffs for the second year in a row. They are 3-15 since the All-Star break in July.

“I probably am frustrated [with] myself right now,” Reese said in the postgame news conference. “I think the language is taken out of context. I really didn’t intentionally mean to put down my teammates, because they’ve been through this with me throughout the whole year. They’ve busted their ass, just like I’ve busted my ass. They’ve showed up for me through thick and thin, and in the locker room when nobody could see anything.

“So, I want to apologize to my teammates, which I already have about the article and how it was misconstrued about what was said. And I just have to be better with my language. Because I know it’s not the message, it’s the messenger. And understanding what I say can be taken any kind of way. So, I just have to really be better and grow from this.”