Caitlin Clark might not suppose she has a rivalry with Angel Reese, however nearly everybody disagrees.
Final Friday, two nights earlier than Reese and Clark had been set to match up for the third time of their WNBA careers, Clark poured chilly water on their “rivalry,” saying the one individuals who suppose there’s one is “all of you.”
Sunday marked the fourth time the 2 have shared the ground within the final three months, starting with the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event. The 2 WNBA rookies stole nationwide headlines final yr after Reese taunted Clark with a “you possibly can’t see me” celebration and pointed at her ring finger within the closing seconds of LSU’s title victory over Iowa.
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Sunday’s Fever-Sky recreation averaged 2.3 million viewers, essentially the most for a WNBA recreation in 23 years. (Getty Photographs)
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Since then, whether or not it is an actual rivalry or not, the 2 have been must-watch, and Sunday was no totally different.
The Sky’s 88-87 win averaged 2.3 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched WNBA recreation since 2001.
Clark continues to interrupt information each in attendance and on tv. Except for being the star of the three most-viewed girls’s faculty basketball video games ever from this previous March Insanity event, her WNBA debut had been the most-watched league recreation since 2001, up till the Sky and Fever met again on June 16. Now, there is a new recreation on prime.
The Sky climbed again from a 15-point deficit in opposition to the Fever for an exhilarating end on Sunday night.
Reese put collectively her eighth consecutive double-double and led the cost for the Sky to get again into the sport. Reese completed with 25 factors and 16 rebounds because the Sky picked up their first win in opposition to the Fever this season and their sixth total.
“I’m a canine,” Reese advised ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the sport. “You possibly can’t train that. I’m going to exit and do no matter it takes to win each single night time. My teammates depend on my vitality. So, having the ability to proceed to the vitality even when we’re down, even when we’re up, that’s what I do.”
Angel Reese of the Sky drives in opposition to NaLyssa Smith of the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Enviornment on June 23, 2024, in Chicago. (Quinn Harris/Getty Photographs)
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Chennedy Carter made solely her third begin for the Sky this season and contributed huge numbers as properly. She had 23 factors with 5 rebounds within the win. Reese’s fellow rookie teammate, Kamilla Cardoso, added 16 factors and 10 rebounds.
Clark had 17 factors, 13 assists and 4 steals, because the Fever’s four-game successful streak was snapped and so they fell to 7-11.
Her 13 assists got here by way of the primary three quarters of the sport. She didn’t have any assists within the fourth quarter however managed to set a Fever franchise document for many assists in a single recreation. It was the Sky’s first win over Indy this yr.
Forward of the sport, Clark mentioned it was “only a recreation of basketball.”
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever performs protection in opposition to the Chicago Sky on June 16, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)
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“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. Individuals can speak about it.”
It’s positively transferring the sport ahead.
Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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