Two of the WNBA’s newest stars began league-wide training camps Sunday to begin their professional careers.
As a new era in the WNBA begins, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese take the court for the first time with their new teams, the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, respectively.
Clark and Reese are one of the reasons why interest in women’s hoops has soared in recent years.
Both players have been introduced to new markets in recent weeks, and Clark said he enjoyed the glitz and atmosphere of the draft but is excited to “get back to basketball.”
Clark also emphasized that his main priority this season is to help his team win.
“No matter what happens, there’s going to be expectations and pressure on my shoulders and pressure that this team has to be really good. That’s what you want,” Clark said. Ta, According to the Associated Press. “We don’t want anything else. We want people to come to our games and we want people to come to our games and expect us to win a lot of basketball games this year. I’m looking forward to playing really well. I don’t think it’s anything different for me.”
Reese posted a photo of himself after the first day of training camp.
“Great first day of training camp! I love it here,” she captioned her Instagram Story.
in Chicago State of Mind Sports interview, Reese joked that his first WNBA practice “wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.”
Arguably the biggest name in women’s basketball right now, Clark had a historic season at Iowa State, appearing in three separate NCAA Tournament games and setting new viewership records for the sport. did.
Reese is also a big draw for LSU, helping the Tigers reach the Elite Eight last season and win a national championship in 2023.
Reese averaged 18.3 points per game and shot 47.1 percent from the field at LSU in 2023.
