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‘That’s what everybody wants to see,’ claims Angel Reese as WNBA All-Star discusses playing alongside Caitlin Clark
Reese and Clark will be the first two rookies to play in the WNBA All-Star in quite some time
ANGEL Reese opened up about playing alongside her rival Caitlin Clark in the WNBA's All-Star game on Saturday.
It will be the first time the rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play with each other as they will be part of Team WNBA in the league's All-Star Game versus the United States women's national team.
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The Chicago Sky forward Reese and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars have made their way to Phoenix, Arizona.
Reese knows all eyes will be on herself and the Indiana Fever star point guard Clark.
"That's what everybody wants to see," she told reporters on Friday, per ESPN.
Reese and Clark played against each other in the 2023 and 2024 women's NCAA tournaments.
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The first tournament saw Reese's LSU Tigers beat Clark's Iowa in the NCAA national title game.
Fast forward to their WNBA rookie campaigns and both have faced each other three times in the first half.
Reese and Clark were seen working on a pick-and-roll together during Friday's practice.
"I'm looking forward to it," Reese said.
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"Everybody can wear their 'Get Along' shirts together for one day, at least.
"So I know a lot of people are going to come and watch us, to see all of us, but there's a lot of talent within both rosters of the teams, so they're in for a good one."
Clark, who led all players in All-Star Game voting, said playing alongside Reese will be "fun."
Reese finished fifth in voting as she and Clark both eclipsed 380,000 votes.
Their impact as rookies has been displayed in the All-Star voting category as Las Vegas Aces star power forward A'Ja Wilson garnered fewer than 100,000 votes last season.
The June 23 game between the Fever and the Sky was the most-watched WNBA game in 23 years with 2.3 million viewers.
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That viewing record came after the previous June 16 matchup between the two teams when Reese earned a flagrant 1 foul after hitting Clark in the head while trying to block her shot.
The Fever have won two of the three games against the Sky.
Reese and Clark are the first two rookies to play in the WNBA All-Star Game since 2014.
After the All-Star game, the WNBA will take a break until August 15 due to the Paris Olympics.
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Both Reese and Clark will not be playing for Team USA in the event.
In the first half of the season, Reese averaged 13.5 points per game and Clark averaged 17.1 points per contest.