CAITLIN Clark and Angel Reese made the WNBA All-Star Game in their rookie seasons.
The rosters for the WNBA All-Star Game were released Tuesday, and Clark and Reese will be teammates for the first time.
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Clark topped the fan voting charts, receiving 700,735 votes to get her into the game.
Reese also received a lot of love from fans, garnering 381,518 votes, seventh most in the league.
Clark and Reese are having spectacular rookie seasons and are in a tight race for the Rookie of the Year title.
Reese is averaging a double-double so far, averaging 13.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Clark is averaging 16 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.
Although the two were considered rivals, Clark shared the excitement of finally being on the same side as Reese.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been her teammate before, even on USA Basketball or something,” she said Tuesday.
“So I know people will be very excited about it, but I hope it doesn’t hurt everyone.”
Reese also previously expressed a desire to share the court with Clark wearing the same jersey.
“Oh my God, I love Caitlin,” Reese said ahead of the 2023-24 NCAA season.
“We’ve been competing since we were in AAU. Back in our AAU days, we always competed.
“I remember she was on the All Iowa Attack, and we played against each other in AAU.
“One day, hopefully, she and I can be teammates, because she’s a great player, a great shooter, a great person and a great teammate.”
Fans shared their excitement about the two rookies entering the All-Star Game together and made some comparisons between them and other basketball legends.
“CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE MADE THE WNBA ALLSTAR GAME AND ARE PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM,” said a fan with a photo of Shaq and Kobe Bryant.
WNBA All Star Lineups
The 2024 WNBA All Star Game rosters have been announced, with the WNBA team set to face Team USA on July 20.
WNBA Team:
- DeWanna Bonner – Connecticut Sun
- Aliyah Boston – Indiana Fever
- Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
- Allisha Gray – Atlanta Dream
- Dearica Hamby – Los Angeles Sparks
- Brionna Jones – Connecticut Sun
- Jonquel Jones – Liberty of New York
- Kayla McBride – Minnesota Lynx
- Kelsey Mitchell – Indiana Fever
- Arike Ogunbowale – Dallas Wings
- Nneka Ogwumike – Seattle Storm
- Reese’s Angel – Chicago Sky
Team USA:
- Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
- Kahleah Copper – Phoenix Mercury
- Chelsea Gray – Las Vegas Aces
- Brittney Griner – Mercury Phoenix
- Sabrina Ionescu – Freedom of New York
- Jewell Loyd – Seattle Storm
- Kelsey Plum – Las Vegas Aces
- Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty
- Diana Taurasi – Phoenix Mercury
- Alyssa Thomas – Connecticut Sun
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces
- Jackie Young – Las Vegas Aces
“I hope they play together. It would be great for the sport!” another fan said.
“Congratulations to these two incredible women! Let’s see how they will play together”, said a third fan.
“Great rookies ever,” said a fourth fan.
The WNBA All-Star Game will take place on July 20th in Phoenix, Arizona.
A skills challenge and 3-point competition will take place the day before, on July 19th.
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