The college rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese carried into the WNBA when both the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky draftees enjoyed productive rookie years. The drama between the two bubbled to the surface again this season when Clark was called for a flagrant foul on Reese, which sparked an altercation between their two teams.
Naturally, their similarities as high-profile players who attracted unprecedented attention to women’s basketball place them in conversations together, and fair or not, lead to comparisons to one another. Last year’s Rookie of the Year race only added fuel to the debate as Clark battled with — and eventually pulled away from — Reese in what was, for much of the season, a close fight.
WNBA legend Candace Parker, however, pushed back on the constant discourse that divides the two.
“I just think that it’s like comparing apples and oranges,” Parker said on the “Spolitics” podcast. “Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, it’s like, what are we doing? They like doing the Magic and Bird comparison; well, they played similar positions. Bird wasn’t a point guard, but he played the guard position. They at least kind of match up. This? What are we doing? I’m not falling into that. I’m not…
