Angel Reese says rival Caitlin Clark isn’t the only reason WNBA is popular: ‘It’s because of me, too’

Angel Reese doesn’t believe Caitlin Clark is the only reason the WNBA has become popular over the past year.

Reese, 22, said the league is gaining recognition from people who “you never would think would be talking about women’s  basketball.”

Angel Reese said Caitlin Clark is not the only reason the WNBA has become popular over the past year.

The Indiana Fever star has been lauded by many for taking women’s professional  basketball to another level.

Charles Barkley recently said WNBA players should be “thanking” Clark “for getting y’all ass private charters.”
“I’m rooting for Caitlin because I’ve been in that seat before. I’ve walked that road before. I hope she kills!” the Los Angeles Lakers star, 39, said on his “Mind the Game” podcast on May 23.

As for Reese’s personal feelings toward Clark, she said in March that “it’s not personal.”

“Me and Caitlin Clark don’t hate each other. I want everybody to understand that. It’s just a super-competitive game,” she told reporters.