Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have spent the previous two years as fierce rivals within the NCAA and WNBA.
Now, for one sport, they will get an opportunity to be teammates.
The WNBA introduced on Tuesday night that Clark and Reese have each been named to the 2024 All-Star Sport the place they are going to be teammates for Group WNBA. This yr’s format will function a workforce of WNBA All-Stars taking over the 2024 USA Olympic workforce.
The sport is scheduled for July 20 in Phoenix.
It’s the first time since 2014 that two rookies have been named to the All-Star Sport in the identical season.
Whatever the format, each gamers are deserving of the glory.
As of Tuesday, Clark is averaging 16.2 factors, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per sport for the Indiana Fever, and quickly rising as a star scorer within the league.
Reese, in the meantime, has been averaging a double-double for the Chicago Sky with 13.3 factors and 11.4 rebounds per sport.
They’re the 2 clear frontrunners for the league’s Rookie of the Yr award, and so they’ve positioned themselves equally regardless of having vastly totally different strengths: Clark’s scoring and skill to distribute the ball vs. Reese’s two-way sport and skill to out-rebound everyone on the ground.
They’re each having improbable seasons and seem like they won’t solely rework their groups, but additionally assist enhance the league.
They’re going to absolutely have the highlight on them once more on the All-Star Sport, however this time, as teammates.