The second-worst season in Chicago Sky history ended in protest Thursday night.

The Sky fell to the New York Liberty 91-86, their 34th and final loss of the season in front of a Wintrust Arena crowd filled to the brim with frustration. The team’s in-house camera operators struggled to highlight fans on the jumbotron without catching glimpses of signs relaying negative messages to ownership, including “Free #5” and “We’re tired of mediocrity #selltheteam.” Midway through the third quarter, the entire arena rumbled with echoing chants from fans calling for general manager Jeff Pagliocca to be fired.

The 10-34 (.227) finish under first-year coach Tyler Marsh isn’t quite the worst in Sky history — that label still belongs to the inaugural 2006 team, which won only five of 34 games for a .1

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