The 2025 WNBA common season schedule was launched on Monday, and the newest conflict between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese shall be taking place instantly.
Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky shall be going head-to-head to open their respective seasons on Might 17 – in the future after the league’s opening slate the day earlier than.
This rivalry that goes again to their school days at Iowa and LSU rapidly translated to the professionals, as drama was seen within the Rookie of the 12 months race in addition to their matchups on the court docket.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) works to the basket towards Dallas Wings guard Sevgi Uzun within the first half of a WNBA basketball recreation Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Picture/Tony Gutierrez)
Clark went on to win Rookie of the 12 months this previous season after setting quite a few rookie and league information, however Reese rapidly made her presence referred to as a fellow WNBA All-Star by impacting Chicago in her inaugural season as properly.
4 conferences between the Fever and Sky have been had final season, and every was extra anticipated than the following as these two tried to greatest each other to assist notch a win for his or her squad.
However it was Clark’s Fever who pulled off three wins out of the 4 conferences. In these video games, although, Reese tallied extra factors and rebounds than Clark, although the ground common did greatest Reese in assists in all 4 video games.
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There have been additionally some tense moments in these video games, starting with Reese’s teammate, Chennedy Carter’s flagrant foul on Clark early within the season that made nationwide headlines and sparked tons of sports activities debate after the veteran guard checked the rookie to the bottom in what many described as an inexpensive shot.
Then, on June 16, Clark was moving into for a layup towards the Sky when Reese got here flying in to attempt to swat the ball away. As a substitute, her arm smacked Clark within the head, and he or she went down laborious.
A flagrant 1 foul was known as on Reese, who needed to defend herself after the sport, saying she was merely attempting to make a play on the ball and never attempting to harm Clark.
Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese (5) drives to the basket as Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby defends throughout the first half of a WNBA basketball recreation, Might 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Picture/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Clark would say the identical factor, understanding Reese was simply attempting to assist her staff within the second.
Their performances, each in school and within the execs, have made every of them attain celeb standing that transcends sports activities. Reese even stated on the opening episode of her podcast that the 2023 nationwide championship recreation between her Tigers and Clark’s Hawkeyes “modified my life without end.”
However that change has generally include hate.
“I believe it is actually simply the followers, her followers, the Iowa followers, now the Indiana followers, which are actually simply, they trip for her, and I respect that, respectfully,” Reese stated. “However generally it’s totally disrespectful. I believe there’s lots of racism in the case of it.”
There’s little question Clark and Reese have every performed a major position in rising the sport of ladies’s basketball and girls’s sports activities generally, which led to the WNBA losing no time getting them on the court docket instantly for his or her newest rivalry chapter.
Additionally value noting concerning the WNBA schedule launch is the most recent franchise, the Golden State Valkyries, who tip off for his or her first-ever recreation on Might 16 towards the Los Angeles Sparks.
Angel Reese defended her block try on Caitlin Clark, which resulted in a flagrant-1 foul being known as. (Getty Photos)
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The New York Liberty, winners of the 2024 WNBA title, will see their ring ceremony on Might 17 earlier than their matchup with the Las Vegas Aces.
The Fever and Sky may have 5 conferences within the 2025 season.
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