Shaquille O'Neal picks 'definite' favorite in Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese Rookie of the Year race

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By Oliver Salt

Published: 20:30 EDT, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 20:32 EDT, 17 July 2024

Basketball fable Shaquille O'Neal believes Angel Reese is 'definitely' starring Caitlin Clark successful their hotly-contested title for Rookie of nan Year.

Reese and Clark are nan starring contenders for this year's rookie grant successful nan WNBA amid their sensational respective campaigns for nan Chicago Sky and nan Indiana Fever.

Just a fewer months into nan season, Reese presently ranks 2nd successful nan convention for rebounds (11.9) down only Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson (12).

Clark, meanwhile, is nan highest-scoring rookie successful nan convention pinch an mean of 16.8 points per game, while she is besides retired successful beforehand altogether successful nan assistance charts pinch 7.8 per game.

Opinion is divided connected who will travel retired connected apical successful nan Rookie of nan Year moving - but Shaq has named Reese arsenic his victor if it was decided correct now. 

Shaquille O'Neal believes Angel Reese is 'definitely' starring Caitlin Clark successful their hotly-contested title for Rookie of nan Year

The hoops fable named Reese arsenic his victor if nan WNBA grant was handed retired now

'I'm not conscionable saying this because she went to LSU,' O'Neal, who attended nan aforesaid assemblage arsenic Reese, said connected ESPN's Sports Center. 

'[But] I deliberation she's decidedly starring successful nan Rookie of nan Year race.

'I springiness nan ballot to Angel.'

Despite picking Reese arsenic his Rookie of nan Year, Shaq still heaped praise connected Clark amid her record-breaking play truthful acold successful Indiana.

'Caitlin is simply a fabulous player, nan female Steph Curry,' he continued. 'They [Clark and Reese] person done a batch for nan game.

'Caitlin and Angel, because of societal media and each nan media outlets, they really brought nan crippled wherever it should've been 10 years ago. 

'So I'm really happy for women's basketball, they ever play difficult and their fundamentals are great.

“[Angel Reese is] decidedly starring successful nan Rookie of nan Year race.”

Shaq says that Caitlin Clark is simply a "fabulous player" but his ballot for ROTY is for Angel Reese correct now 👀 pic.twitter.com/bGmSgTeXSn

— espnW (@espnW) July 17, 2024

Reese and Clark are nan starring contenders for this year's rookie grant successful nan WNBA

'But listen, Caitlin Clark is simply a fabulous player, Angel Reese is simply a fabulous player... but Imma springiness it to Angel Reese correct now.'

South Carolina's March Madness-winning coach Dawn Staley besides agreed pinch Shaq past week successful tipping Reese arsenic her existent Rookie of nan Year.

'They some are having awesome years, don’t get maine wrong,' Staley told TMZ Sports.

'If I had to prime a Rookie of nan Year astatine this time, today... it’s Angel. Not a doubt. [Because of] what she’s been capable to do pinch nan double-doubles.'

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