Angel Reese plots Olympic future with Caitlin Clark after they put rivalry aside to win WNBA All-Star game following Team USA snubs

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark were WNBA All-Star teammates past play - and Reese is plotting a reunion pinch her rival astatine nan adjacent Olympics.

Both players were near disconnected of this summer's Team USA roster, but combined to bully effect vs. nan Olympians as nan All-Star squad won 117-109.

And while Reese and Clark person famously had their stock of clashes, nan erstwhile enjoyed teaming up pinch nan Indiana Fever prima connected Saturday and hopes they tin do truthful for Team USA successful 2028.

'It's truthful cool. I cognize erstwhile she gets nan ball, I'm moving to look for nan shot because I cognize she's gonna propulsion it,' Reese told ABC of playing pinch Clark during an in-game interview.

'So, she's been awesome to play with. The early - we're gonna beryllium playing pinch each different a lot. Hopefully successful 4 years we tin beryllium Olympians together.'

Clark was besides highly complimentary of Reese during an question and reply connected the WNBA's orangish carpet last week.

'It's gonna beryllium really fun, she's astir apt gonna lead nan crippled successful rebounds,' Clark said connected Thursday earlier nan All-Star Game. 'I expect that retired of her. That's conscionable what she does.' 

The Fever star's prediction was correct arsenic Reese led nan crippled pinch 11 boards.

Her and Clark besides mixed successful nan 2nd half arsenic nan erstwhile Iowa prima recovered Reese for an unfastened layup pinch a bounce pass.

Clark and Reese person been linked since their assemblage days, pinch Reese (then of LSU) sparking nationalist contention erstwhile she taunted Clark towards nan extremity of nan 2023 nationalist title game.

Things person been frosty successful nan pros arsenic well.

Earlier this season, Reese shouted erstwhile her teammate Chennedy Carter brutally body-checked Clark during a game.

There was besides a difficult flagrant foul successful which Reese caught Clark successful nan head, and there's been immoderate testy off-court remarks made arsenic well.

Reese has repeatedly reminded reporters that location are much than 1 notable rookies playing successful nan WNBA this season, and besides claimed that Clark benefits from a 'special whistle' from officials.

The talented duo are besides considered nan apical 2 contenders for nan WNBA Rookie of nan Year award.

Nonetheless, nan brace whitethorn conscionable person turned a area successful their narration past weekend; clip will tell.

The Olympics, meanwhile, commencement later this week pinch Team USA's women's hoops squad group to unfastened group play vs. Japan connected Monday.