Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Had the Same Blunt Response to the WNBA Rookie of the Year Debate
glamour.comRookie of the Year title.On August 30, defeated Chicago Sky in their final matchup of the regular season with a final score of 100-81.
Despite the Fever's blowout victory, both 22-year-old basketball players hit major milestones on the court: Clark scored a career-high 31 points and 12 assists, while Reese became the first WNBA rookie to record 23 double-doubles in a season, ending the game with 10 points and 11 rebounds.As Clark and Reese continue to , many WNBA fans have formed about which star player has earned this year's Rookie of the Year award—an argument Clark has little interest in discussing. “We don't wake up and think about individual awards,” Clark told reporters during . “I know that's what all of you think we do.
I know we don't, like, that's what everybody wants to make this about.”WNBA fans are loving it.According to Clark, both of their teams are singularly concerned with making this year's playoffs, which feature the top eight teams in the WNBA. “That's our main focus,” Clark said, adding that it would be “selfish” to worry about her own .
Right now, the Indiana Fever hold the sixth position in the league while the Chicago Sky are clinging to that eighth spot.“That's a selfish thing to just care about an individual award,” Clark said, noting Reese “would give the same exact answer.” Clark said. “I'm sure she has given you the same exact answer.
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