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Kate Rinklerk and Angel Reese will renew their rivalry on Saturday in the WNBA season opening match between Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky.
Clark opened to ESPN about facing rivals to start his second season.
“The rivals are authentic and that's what makes the sport so great,” Clark said. “There are certain teams that these games mean a little more. (We) go out here and play the same every night, but (rivals) fans involved and they love it.”
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Kate Rinklark (22) of Chicago Sky's Indiana Fever and Angel Rees (5) during a match at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis on June 16, 2024. (Emily Chin/Getty Images)
The two players have been playing each other on the court and by fans and media since the controversial battle at the 2023 NCAA Championship Game. Reese untook Clark by pointing her ring finger during the game, spurring anger and causing a continuous feud among the fans.
Clark's Iowa Hawk Eyes revenge on the LSU Tigers on Lease in the Elite Eight a year later, but tensions reached a whole new level when players reached pros for the rookie WNBA season.
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Kate Rinklark (22) and Angel Rees (5) of Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky during a match at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis on June 1, 2024. (Jeff Haynes/nbae via Getty Images)
Clark took a series of suspicious fouls from Lease's skies throughout the 2024 season.
Clark also underwent an infamous illegal hip check on June 1st by Chicago Sky Forward Cenedy Carter. Then, in late August, the Chicago Diamond Deshield committed a hard foul on Clark. The foul was later upgraded to a Fragrant violation, and Deshield later posted a screenshot of the hate message she received from the foul.
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Angel Reese from LSU and Kate Rinklerk from Iowa (Getty Images)
However, Clark's team won, winning three of four meetings between the two teams last year. This was one of the most viewed WNBA contests of the season.
In 2025, the sky and fever will meet five times.
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