Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team
FILE - Chicago Sky's Angel Reese drives to the basket as Los Angeles Sparks' Dearica Hamby defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, May 30, 2024, in Chicago. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against Team USA. .on the WNBA All-Star team after being rivals in college. Reese's LSU squad topped Clark's Iowa team for the national championship in 2023.
“I told Angel at the draft that I’m not trying to put anything heavy on her, but this league depends on you playing, you know well. And she understood, she understood that things weren’t going to be handed to her,” WNBA union president Nneka Ogwumike said. “I think that’s why she’s doing well. I think there were a lot of naysayers and I think there was a lot of debris coming Caitlin’s way and they’ve handled it well.
The pair's success so far in their rookie season in the WNBA potentially helped increase the value of the WNBA for it's“They are handling it the best that they can and it’s always good that they can back it up,” said Aces’ star A’ja Wilson. “To actually be good at what they do is important because it wouldn’t be good if they weren’t and no one wants to see you play.”
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