Caitlin Clark was named the WNBA’s Rookie of the 12 months earlier this week, which stunned no person. Effectively, besides perhaps one particular person.
Regardless of a historic season during which she broke quite a few league data, Clark was not a unanimous choice for the award.
Sixty-seven whole votes had been forged, and 66 went to Clark. The opposite? Angel Reese.
Members of the “WNBA Countdown” panel on ESPN had been surprised Clark’s choice wasn’t unanimous.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever (22) and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky throughout a recreation June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
“Hats off to Caitlin. Ought to have been unanimous, however I’m simply gonna cease there,” Andraya Carter mentioned.
She, the truth is, didn’t cease there. As a substitute, Carter blasted the voter who checked off Reese’s title and mentioned that voter needs to be revealed. WNBA voters are nameless.
“And because of this we’d love for the WNBA to make voting not nameless,” Carter mentioned. “As a result of in case you had been the person who had that one vote, it’s best to simply have the ability to stand on it. And we should always know who you might be.
“Within the NBA, voting will not be nameless. So, I might love for the WNBA to make the voting so we see who put the votes the place.”
Angel Reese, heart, and Caitlin Clark, proper, of Workforce WNBA in the course of the 2024 WNBA All Star Sport July 20, 2024, at Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Ariz. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
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There was definitely an argument earlier within the season after Reese shattered a WNBA document herself with 15 consecutive double-doubles.
Nonetheless, Clark separated herself after the Olympic break, and Reese’s season ended early attributable to an harm.
Clark widened her lead in almost each statistical class within the weeks earlier than and after Reese’s season ended. On prime of that, she led the Fever to the playoffs for the primary time in eight years because the staff’s main scorer.Â
Reese, regardless of setting the WNBA document for many rebounds in a season (her document was later damaged by MVP A’ja Wilson attributable to Reese’s harm), was the third-leading scorer on a Chicago staff that completed the season with a 13-27 document, third worst within the league, and missed the playoffs for the primary time since 2018.Â
LSU’s Angel Reese, left, and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, pose for a photograph earlier than the WNBA draft April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photograph/Adam Starvation, File)
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Reese and Clark’s reputations, fan bases and longstanding rivalry have been tied to their respective races courting again to their assembly within the 2023 NCAA nationwide championship recreation. Reese and LSU defeated Clark and Iowa, and Reese pointed to her finger to boast in a viral second that drew intense backlash and help.
Clark’s Fever went 3-1 in opposition to Reese and the Sky this season. Each had been the one rookies named All-Stars this yr.
Fox Information’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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