Right now, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are focused on one thing, and it’s not winning WNBA Rookie of the Year.
In their final regular-season game, on August 30, Clark’s Indiana Fever defeated Reese’s Chicago Sky by a total score of 100-81. Both 22-year-old basketball players achieved significant on-court milestones despite the Fever’s lopsided victory: Clark finished the game with a career-high 31 points and 12 assists, while Reese became the first rookie in WNBA history to earn 23 double-doubles in a season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Many WNBA fans have formed strong ideas about which outstanding player should win Rookie of the Year this year, and Clark has little interest in debating the debate as he and Reese continue to shatter records. At a press conference held after the game, Clark said to reporters, “I think me and Angel would both give the same answer.” “You don’t consider specific accolades when you get up. I am aware that’s what you all believe we do. We don’t really want to talk about that, as far as I can tell.
Clark claims that the only goal for both of their teams is to advance to the WNBA playoffs, which are contested by the top eight teams in the league. Clark stated, “That’s our main focus,” and that worrying about her own recognition would be “selfish.” The Chicago Sky are currently clinging to the eighth spot in the league, while the Indiana Fever are now in sixth place. “To just care about an individual award is a selfish thing.”
“[Angel] has given you the exact same answer, and I’m sure she would give you the same exact answer,” Clark continued. “So, while anyone can write that, our main goal is to win basketball games. It’s as easy as that—winning basketball games, basically. And when we were in college, it was the same tale for us.
“Like, if you’re playing basketball, you’re doing it wrong if you get one individual award, no matter what level you’re at,” she went on. And it’s not enjoyable. And that isn’t what a good teammate does.
Of course, Caitlin Clark was correct about Angel Reese’s response. When questioned about the ROTY contest at her own press conference, the Chicago Sky rookie gave a response that was exactly in line with Clark’s. Reese told reporters, “We don’t care about Rookie of the Year either.” It appears like you guys have hit the big time. No, we haven’t.
We both want to win,” Reese went on. We’ve always wanted to succeed, and during our time in college, we have. We faced off against one another in two March Madness tournaments: the previous year and this year. We are simply attempting to do everything it takes to prevail. That’s the crucial thing at the moment.
It seems as though Clark and Reese are compelled to discuss their alleged rivalry each time they compete against each other or even when they are teammates. Working it out on the remix—that is, Angel Reese’s next podcast, Unapologetically Angel—is obviously the only thing left to do. Of course, X.com might genuinely crash if Clark ever makes a cameo.
