Brazil coach’s Caitlin Clark declaration has fans mentioning Angel Reese

Caitlin Clark had a microphone on for the Indiana Fever’s preseason game on Sunday against the Brazil national team coached by Leo Figueiro. During a lull in the action, Clark and Figueiroa had a brief conversation. Figueiro called Clark an “amazing player” and congratulated her for changing the “history of basketball.”

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The exchange between Clark and Figueiro promptly earned the reactions of fans:

“Shot at Angel.”

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One fan said:

“They’re there to see angel reese.”

Another fan added:

“‘You both’ - Angel Reese somewhere probably on a podcast that hasn’t come out yet.”

@MongoSlade84 commented:

“Gotcha Angel.”

@kfranklin254 continued:

“But LSU has 60% attendance.”

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been rivals since college.

The WNBA is in the preseason, but the comparisons between Clark and Reese are already heating up. When the Chicago Sky faced Brazil on Friday, the Reese-led team drew 6,373 people to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at LSU.

On Caitlin Clark's return to Iowa on Sunday to face Brazil, 14,998 fans watched the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Sky overcame the Brazilians 89-62 on Friday, while the Fever blew out the national team 108-44 on Sunday.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will open the 2025 WNBA season

After roughly two weeks of preseason matchups, the 2025 WNBA season will start on May 16. The league will open with a game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Last year, the first three games between the Fever and the Sky were evenly matched. Indiana dominated the fourth showdown 100-81 to claim the season series 3-1. With Reese and Clark headlining the duel, Sky-Fever games were the most-watched encounters in the regular season.

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