The two rivals are duelling it out for the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year Award for 2024
The question of who is better between the Indiana Fever‘s Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese continues to split the opinions of WNBA fans. And now, four-time champion Sue Bird has weighed in on the debate?
Bird, who was selected as the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm, won championships in 2004, 2010, 2018 and 2020 highlighting her longevity through two decades as a pro before she headed to Europe.
Caitlin Clark giving gifts to children
The 13-time WNBA All-Star is better placed than most to talk about the Clark-Reese debate, as the 22-year-olds continue to trade stats, wins and incredibly high-scoring performance in their debut seasons.
“I don’t do the stat comparison,” Bird said to the soccer star, Megan Rapinoe. “It can help when things are close…
“I just do the eye test, and to me, [Caitlin Clark] is Rookie of the Year. They can both be good. They can both be having great years.”
Reese, drafted seventh overall from the LSU Tigers by the Sky, has posted 13.5 points per game on average through 2024, with 12 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game too, whilst Clark, first pick out of the Iowa Hawkeyes, averages 17.1 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 8.2 assists per game for the Fever.
The exciting prospects were rivals throughout the NCAA too, with Reese beating Clark in the Women’s Division I basketball national championship game, before Clark got her own back one year on in the quarterfinals.
Who do Reese’s Sky play next?
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky will welcome the Phoenix Mercury to the Wintrust Arena in Illinois next on Thursday, August 15 with the match tipping off at 20:00 ET/17:00 PT and able to be watched via Amazon Prime Video.
Who do Clark’s Fever play next?
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will also play the Phoenix Mercury in their first game back too when they clash at the Gainbridge FieldHouse on Friday, August 16 at 19:30 ET/16:30 PT, with ION holding the broadcasting rights.
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