Caitlin Clark’s arrival in the WNBA has brought a new swarm of attention to the league, but one of her fellow rookies believes she’s also played a hand in its growing popularity.
On Monday, Angel Reese touted her own role in helping grow women’s basketball, as she recalled playing the heel to Clark in the 2023 women’s national championship game.
“People are talking about women’s basketball, you never would think they’d be talking about women’s basketball,” Reese said. “People are pulling up to games. We got celebrities coming to games and sold-out arenas just because of one single game. Just looking at that, I’ll take that role. I’ll take the bad guy role, and I’ll continue to take that on and be that for my teammates. I know I’ll go down in history. I’ll look back in 20 years and be like, the reason why we’re watching women’s basketball is not just because of one person. It’s because of me, too. I want y’all to realize that.”
The 2023 national championship game was a watershed moment for the sport, with Reese’s LSU squad taking down Clark’s Iowa squad in front of one of the largest audiences ever for a women’s basketball game. There was also drama from the game, with Reese taunting Clark in the waning moments of LSU’s win, using a move the Iowa star had used previously in…
