Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. The two names are synonymous with persistence, tenacity, and achieving dreams. Reese and Clark again showed their star power when the duo made it to the WNBA All-Star 12-woman team. Thus, they added another glory to their long list of accomplishments. And their accomplishments have not gone unnoticed as the Los Angeles Sparks star came forward to credit the duo for not only bringing notice to their game but also for benefitting the league as a whole.

Lexie Brown was present at Gil’s Arena when she didn’t hold herself back from praising the two stars. Let’s see what she had to say.

Lexie Brown thanks Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark

Brown was asked about how the duo have been a boon for the WNBA. The 29-year-old shared the difference between how rookies were treated during the early years of the WNBA to rookies just now. “Yeah it’s been every everything – I mean you see like other players are benefiting from it. It’s not just them, it’s not just this rookie class,” Brown said via Gil’s Arena. 

Brown also segued into how she is happy seeing the rookies on the floor as a decade ago, the WNBA usually didn’t give enough chances to rookies, according to her. They were benched the whole time which didn’t help in bringing their NCAA fans to the WNBA. She also went on to state that the rookies suffered since, “(they) were just buried on the bench. Their confidence crushed like snuffed out and then the next season they’re like ‘oh well! you’re not good enough, so we’re gonna just cut you. Or we’re going to put you on another team because we don’t think you belong here.’”

“I mean I’d barely played my rookie season. I wish I had the opportunity to get on the court my rookie year,” ended Brown with regrets.

Notably, since Reese’s and Clark’s admission into the league the attendance has touched heights. The two sensations have broken various viewership records on TV. The Las Vegas Aces clash with the Indiana Fever attracted the largest WNBA crowd of 20,366 fans at the T-Mobile Arena. Meanwhile, the same was reflected in WNBA All-Star voting. Last year, A’ja Wilson received the most votes (95,860) for the WNBA All-Star game.

This year Clark has got the highest with 700,735 votes. Even Reese who occupies the fifth place in voting amassed 381,518 votes which is much more compared to Wilson’s votes who topped the charts last year. Meanwhile, fans are also excited for the upcoming WNBA All-Star game in which they will compete against Team USA chosen for the Paris Olympics. Hence, the rookies Clark and Reese will battle it out against the big shots and hopefully prove their mettle. Apart from Clark and Reese, the other 10 players are as follows.

WNBA All-Star Team to clash with Team USA

The other athletes who will be joining Clark and Reese include Nneka Ogwumike, DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell. The roster also includes stars like Brionna Jones, Allisha Gray, Dearica Hamby, Jonquel Jones, Kayla McBride, and Arike Ogunbowale. The other players who had secured a place in the top 10 were Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu, A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, and Breanna Stewart.

But since the six had secured a place in the Team USA, the head coaches were then given the task of choosing the group from the next 36 top candidates.

Now after Brown has admitted that the rookies have benefited the league, no one can deny Reese’s and Clark’s contribution in popularizing the W. Meanwhile, the All-Star squad can practice and improve their game to give the Olympic Team a chase for their money. Hopefully, the best team will emerge victorious in the end.

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