Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese named WNBA All-Stars; Wimbledon’s top seed ousted; top 10 stories for rest of 2024

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CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE 

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have already taken the WNBA by storm this season, and they are now officially All-Star teammates after the rosters were announced last night.

Clark and Reese will both represent Team WNBA and will take on Team USA (aka the U.S. Olympic team) over WNBA All-Star weekend, and their popularity was on full display in the fan vote. Clark received 80,000 more votes than the next player on the list, while Reese also found herself in the top five.

1. Caitlin Clark, Fever — 700,735 votes
2. Aliyah Boston, Fever — 618,680 votes
3. A’ja Wilson, Aces — 607,300 votes
4. Breanna Stewart, Liberty — 424,135 votes
5. Angel Reese, Sky — 381,518 votes

It was a big night all around for Reese, whose Sky picked up an 85-77 win over the Dream in extending her record-setting double-double streak to 11 games with 12 points and 19 rebounds. After that spectacular performance, Reese got emotional when talking about her All-Star nod.

Reese:“I’m just so happy. I know the work I put in. Coming into the league, so many people doubted me and didn’t think my game would…


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Author : Austin Nivison

Publish date : 2024-07-03 13:11:03

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