Surprising:WNBA Heats Up with Clark and Reese Rivalry Born in College Tournaments…
There hadn’t been a significant women’s basketball rivalry until the 2023 and 2024 college basketball March Madness tournaments.
Those tournaments featured two key matchups between Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes and Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers, igniting a rivalry that has continued into the WNBA.
Clark, widely regarded as the savior of women’s basketball since being selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft, is known for her impressive three-point shooting and her “nice girl” demeanor with the media, casting her as the hero of this rivalry.
On the other hand, Angel Reese has been a persistent challenger to Clark and the WNBA since those March tournaments, and was picked eighth overall by the Chicago Sky this year.
