On the courtroom, Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese has turn out to be must-watch tv – however off the courtroom, there apparently is not as a lot noise as there’s made out to be.
The 2 WNBA rookies stole nationwide headlines final 12 months after Reese taunted Clark with a “you may’t see me” celebration and pointed at her ring finger within the closing seconds of LSU’s title victory over Iowa.
Clark and the Hawkeyes received revenge within the Elite 8 this previous season, however misplaced the nationwide championship once more, this time to South Carolina.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky throughout their sport on June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, (Jeff Haynes/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)
As execs, Clark has Reese’s quantity, because the Indiana Fever are 2-0 in opposition to Reese’s Chicago Sky.
The 2 will face off once more on Sunday in what is certain to be a extremely considered contest.
However regardless of the storylines and the eyeballs, Clark says there isn’t any rivalry between herself and Reese.
“I’m fairly positive that the one individuals who view this as a rivalry is all of you,” Clark advised reporters after her Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream on Friday night time. ‘For us, it’s only a sport of basketball. That’s what it’s. If it’s going to assist transfer the sport ahead, then completely. That’s superb. That’s what it ought to be. Folks can discuss it.”
Caitlin Clark of the Fever and Angel Reese of the Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Photographs)
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Shortly after that 2023 title sport, Clark stated Reese shouldn’t have been criticized “in any respect.”
“I compete, she competed. It was a brilliant, tremendous enjoyable sport. I believe that is what is going on to deliver extra individuals to our sport,” Clark stated on the time.
In February, Reese stated the 2 have been “cool.” They have been noticed collectively on the WNBA Draft as effectively.
Reese did, nevertheless, appear to take a jab at Clark on social media final month, however her mom stated it was directed towards the media.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese on the WNBA Draft held on the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024, in New York. (Cora Veltman/Sportico by way of Getty Photographs)
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Tipoff between the 2 groups shall be 4 p.m. ET in Chicago.
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