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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Chicago Sky on 
4winning the 2021 WNBA Championship; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Chicago Sky finished the regular season with 
6an overall record of 16 wins and 16 losses and entered the 
7playoffs as the No. 6 seed; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings and the 
9Minnesota Lynx in single-elimination games  to start the 
10playoffs; they then defeated the No. 1 seed Connecticut Sun in 
11four games in the semifinals to advance to the WNBA Finals for 
12the first time since 2014; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, In Game 1 of the finals, the Chicago Sky defeated 
14the Phoenix Mercury 91-77; in Game 2, they dropped an overtime 
15thriller to the Mercury; they dominated Game 3 and defeated 
16the Mercury in front of a sellout crowd by 36 points (80-56), 
17the largest margin of victory in WNBA Finals history; in Game 
184, they rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth 
19quarter to secure the franchise's first title; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The Chicago Sky are led by General Manager and 
21Head Coach James Wade; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Chicago Sky team members are Kahleah Copper, 
2Candace Parker, Azura Stevens, Allie Quigley, Courtney 
3Vandersloot, Diamond DeShields, Stefanie Dolson, Dana Evans, 
4Astou Ndour-Fall, Lexie Brown, and Ruthy Hebard; therefore, be 
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6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
7HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate the Chicago Sky on winning the 2021 WNBA 
9Championship, and we wish them many more successful seasons; 
10and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
12presented to the coaches and players of the Chicago Sky as a 
13symbol of our respect and esteem.