Practice for the WNBA All-Star Game turned into a friendly competition between some of the league’s best players, including Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark.
Reese and Clark were practicing with the other All-Stars at the Footprint Center the day before the game against Team USA. At the end of the practice, Reese and Clark faced off in a half-court shooting contest.
Angel Reese of the WNBA team practices at the Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
Video taken by Sporting Tribune CEO and founder Arash Markazi shows Clarke approaching the goal line and missing a shot before Rees takes the shot and the ball goes in.
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When Clark’s Indiana Fever teammate, Aaliyah Boston, got the try, Reese and her teammates went wild.
Reese and Clark are both first-time All-Stars, and the “The Fever” star said Friday that their arrival is a big moment not just for basketball, but for women’s sports.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark plays against the Washington Mystics on July 10, 2024 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
“I don’t think this is unique to women’s basketball. If you look across the board in women’s sports, people are really committed and showing up to games,” Clark said. “Obviously, women’s basketball has been at the forefront of all sports, and rightly so. Whether it’s women’s college basketball, the WNBA, across the board, the talent level is really high.”
Both players were talented and made history: Clark set a WNBA record with 19 assists in a single game, while Reese set the record for most consecutive double-doubles in a single season.
“I never dreamed I’d be in the All-Star Game as a rookie,” Reese said.
Angel Reese (5) of the Chicago Sky drives to the basket under the defense of Dearrica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on May 30, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Clark and Reese are just the tip of the iceberg for this rookie class.
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Rikea Jackson is averaging 11.4 points per game, while Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards and Sky center Camila Cardozo are also averaging nearly 10 points per game while playing more than 20 minutes per game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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