Caitlin Clark comments about playing on same team as Angel Reese sum her up

The WNBA All-Star Game takes place at the end of the month, and two of the league’s biggest stars, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, will join forces midway through their rookie season

Caitlin Clark has addressed the media frenzy over the WNBA All-Star game with Angel Reese (

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will put their rivalry to one side at the end of this month and team up in the WNBA All-Star game in their rookie seasons.

They were selected for Team WNBA to take on Team USA in the 2024 All-Star Game after standout campaigns for the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, respectively. It’ll be the first time Clark and Reese suit up together, with their rivalry dating back to their college basketball days, which included a tense national championship game between Iowa and LSU.

There’s a lot of hype around Clark and Reese coming together – but the 2024 WNBA No. 1 draft pick is keen to keep the spotlight entirely on the game. “I know people are going to be really excited about it, but I hope it doesn’t take away from everybody else,” Clark told reporters. “This is a huge accomplishment for everybody on Team USA and everybody on Team WNBA. They all deserve the same praise. I don’t want it to take away from any of that and just be the focal point of All-Star weekend because that’s not fair to them.”

After teaming up, it’ll be straight back to competing against each other, though. Both Clark and Reese are frontrunners for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Clark recorded the first triple-double by a WNBA rookie during Saturday’s win over the New York Liberty, while Reese broke the consecutive double-double record.

Last week, Reese scored a career-high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the 88-84 win over the Seattle Storm to tie Candace Parker’s WNBA double-double record before breaking it on Sunday in a rematch with the Storm with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The ex-LSU star was emotional after learning she had been made a WNBA All-Star.

“Well, we won today, but they just told me I’m an All-Star,” Reese said. “I mean, I’m just so happy. I know the work I put in.

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark’s rivalry dates back their college basketball days ( 
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“Coming into this league, so many people doubted me and didn’t think my game would translate, and I wouldn’t be the player I was in college. … I wouldn’t be where I am right now.

“But I trusted the process, I believed, and I’m thankful that I dropped to [No.] seven and was able to come to Chicago. It’s just a blessing.

“I can’t thank my teammates and my coaches enough for just believing in me and trusting me. I know all of them are going to come to Phoenix and support me, so I’m really happy right now.”