Caitlin Clark Applauds Angel Reese’s ‘Tremendous Year’ After the Chicago Rookie Announces Season-Ending Injury

After a record-breaking begin to her WNBA profession, Angel Reese is out for the remainder of the season.

Over the weekend, the rebound queen of the Chicago Sky introduced that she sustained a season-ending damage to her wrist, later sharing on TikTok that she’s electing to have surgical procedure to stop additional points. “What a yr. I by no means would have imagined the final bucket of my rookie season could be a 3 however perhaps that was God saying give them a style of what they are going to be seeing extra of in Year 2 lol,” she initially wrote on Instagram. “Through all of it, I’ve confirmed that I belong on this league even when nobody else believed. All I’ve ever needed was to come back into the W and make an impression. I can confidently say I’ve carried out that and can try to maintain doing so.”

While Reese says she is “stuffed with feelings,” she expressed her pleasure to cheer on her group as they proceed to combat for a spot within the playoffs—and ultimately be part of the brand new Unrivaled league within the off season. “Although that is God’s timing and never mine, I’m lastly capable of give myself a bodily and psychological break,” she added. “God offers his hardest battles to his strongest troopers.”

Many fellow gamers {and professional} athletes took to Reese’s feedback part to want the rookie properly. Las Vegas Aces participant and two-time Olympic gold medalist A’ja Wilson left two white coronary heart emojis, whereas tennis star Coco Gauff replied, “So pleased with you!!!”

Fellow WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark—who is commonly positioned as Reese’s rival by followers and commentators—spoke extremely of the LSU alum throughout a press convention. “It’s undoubtedly unhappy everytime you see anybody go down with an damage, particularly folks that you just got here into this league with—one was Cameron [Brink], one was Angel—You wanna see her end out this yr,” the Indiana Fever participant advised reporters. “Obviously, she’s had a historic yr, and he or she’s carried out some unbelievable issues.”