Angel Reese sends blunt message after rival Caitlin Clark is named in All-WNBA First Team

ANGEL Reese isn't letting the haters get to her after her rival was given a major award.

Caitlin Clark was named to the All-WNBA First Team following her spectacular rookie season.

Reese had a solid rookie season of her own, but it wasn't enough to convince voters to name her to either the All-WNBA first or second teams.

Clark made the first team alongside Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson, Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collieer, New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, and Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas.

The second team consisted of Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper, Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike, Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale, and Liberty center Jonquel Jones.

Reese not only didn't make the All-WNBA teams, but she also finished in second for the Rookie of the Year award, which Clark also won.

Read more on the WNBA Clark and Reese have been attached ever since their time playing against each other in college.

The two rivals have gone back and forth defeating each others' teams in March Madness and then in the WNBA , and the fans eat up their rivalry.

Clark got the better of the rivalry this season, going 3-1 against Reese's Chicago Sky .

She also had a statistically better season, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game.

Most read in Basketball Reese had a solid season too, averaging 13.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.

While the media paints the two players out to be rivals on the court, they have both denied having any animosity towards each other.

The games they played in got physical and chippy, but they continue to speak positively about each other.

"Caitlin is an amazing player, and Ive always thought she was an amazing player," Reese said.

"Weve been playing together since high school." Despite what she says, fans continually hate on Reese for being second to Clark, but she doesn't pay attention to it.

Reese consistently shares how fans opinions don't matter to her, and she emphasized that by reposting a message on X.

THE 10 best players in the WNBA have been selected and named to the All-WNBA first and second team.

First team: Caitlin Clark - Indiana Fever Napheesa Collier - Minnesota Lynx Breanna Stewart - New York Liberty Alyssa Thomas - Connecticut Sun A'ja Wilson - Las Vegas Aces Second team: Kahleah Copper - Phoenix Mercury Sabrina Ionescu - New York Liberty Jonquel Jones - New York Liberty Arike Ogunbowale - Dallas Wings Nneka Ogwumike - Seattle Storm "Wanting validation from ppl who aren't even valid is insane," the tweet read.

While Reese wasn't given any awards this season, she left her mark on the WNBA with broken records.

She broke the WNBA record for most rebounds in a season, but that record was rebroken by Wilson after she was sidelined with a wrist injury.

Read More on The US Sun Reese does still own the WNBA record for most consecutive double-doubles with 15.

She was named to the All-Star team this season, was second in Rookie of the Year, and 12th in MVP voting..

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