{"id":8562,"date":"2024-09-24T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:57:57","slug":"angel-reese-finally-breaks-her-silence-in-first-post-since-losing-wnba-rookie-of-the-year-award-to-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8562","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Finally Breaks Her Silence In First Post Since Losing WNBA \u2018Rookie Of The Year\u2019 Award To Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For much of the year,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/angel-reese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese<\/a>\u00a0had her name attached to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u00a0for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n<p>It began in college after their controversial National Championship game, when she waved her hand in Clark\u2019s face and refused to apologize.<\/p>\n<p>The next season, Caitlin got her revenge in the NCAA Tournament as the Iowa Hawkeyes eliminated the LSU Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Both girls got drafted and made more news throughout their rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<p>There were numerous online battles about whether Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark would be named Rookie Of The Year.<\/p>\n<p>The arguments were put to rest when\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a>\u00a0guard Caitlin Clark was unanimously named the 2024 Associated Press WNBA Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>It cemented her first season, which saw her as a four-time WNBA Rookie of the Month, three-time WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, and WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month in August, per<a href=\"https:\/\/fever.wnba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Fever.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/chicago-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Sky<\/a>\u00a0forward Angel Reese, who was widely considered the biggest threat to Clark\u2019s Rookie of the Year claim, took to X and finally spoke out, although she had nothing to state about the award.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWoke up again a very blessed girl. A very happy girl,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Reese tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1837895199374430644&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fwnba%2Fangel-reese-finally-breaks-her-silence-in-first-post-since-losing-wnba-rookie-of-the-year-award-to-caitlin-clark%2F&amp;sessionId=75721effd7b6cfaefb9d510f525dbde05689d2c4&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1837895199374430644\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Fever\u2019s rookie phenom averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Before she went out, Angel Reese finished her rookie season averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-chicago-sky-rookie-angel-reese-broke-numerous-records-in-rookie-campaign\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicago Sky Rookie Angel Reese Broke Numerous Records In Rookie Campaign<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese was a beast in her first season before a wrist injury ended her year early.<\/p>\n<p>During the Chicago Sky\u2019s game against the Minnesota Lynx, Reese set the single-season record for rebounds as she needed just a few to surpass Sylvia Fowles\u2019 all-time mark of 404 set in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Reese also broke the single-season record for offensive rebounds with 172.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, Angel Reese became a double-double machine. With 26, she holds the record for the most double-doubles by a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Reese also became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 20 double-doubles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For much of the year,\u00a0Angel Reese\u00a0had her name attached to\u00a0Caitlin Clark\u00a0for multiple reasons. 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