When Breanna Stewart, one of the WNBA’s brightest stars, was cornered with the ultimate question—Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese—did she crack under pressure? Nope. The 30-year-old Liberty phenom dodged it with the kind of finesse you’d expect from a veteran star used to throwing off double-teams, all while making sure no one’s feathers got ruffled.
While the WNBA Finals heat up, with Stewart’s New York Liberty clawing their way through a fierce battle against the Minnesota Lynx, the league’s latest rookies, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, are still the hot gossip. Sure, Stewart’s laser focus is on winning her own title, but when asked to weigh in on the Clark vs. Reese debate, she pulled out her best diplomatic move—basically saying, “Yeah, no thanks.”
“Listen, it’s not a Caitlin or Angel thing,” Stewart said, channeling her inner peacemaker. “They both came into the league and crushed it. Angel’s been grabbing boards like her life depends on it, and Caitlin? Well, she’s throwing dimes like she’s auditioning for the next Magic Johnson biopic.”
If Stewart was dodging a controversial answer, she did it with style. Who wants to compare when you’ve got one rookie breaking assist records and the other collecting rebounds like a kid grabbing candy at Halloween?
Clark, fresh off her record-shattering rookie season with the Indiana Fever, has pretty much rewritten the book on distributing the ball. Meanwhile, Reese? She was vacuuming up rebounds with such intensity for the Chicago Sky that you’d think the glass owed her money. They even joined forces for the WNBA All-Star game, leading Team WNBA to a win against Team USA, because apparently, even when they’re not in competition, they’re still wrecking the opposition. Just imagine the banter during that game.
Stewart, of course, isn’t one to let the rookies have all the fun. While Clark and Reese were racking up records, Stewart has been busy leading the Liberty’s charge for the WNBA championship, pulling down ridiculous stats of her own. After bouncing back from a brutal loss in Game 1, the Liberty fought back in Game 2 with Stewart leading the way—21 points, eight assists, five rebounds, and oh, just a casual seven steals. No big deal.
“I was just trying to make life miserable for everyone I played against,” she joked. Well, mission accomplished. Stewart made sure to remind everyone that, rookie hype aside, she’s still one of the top dogs in this league.
And as for Clark and Reese? Well, Stewart’s answer was clear: why pick sides when you can just appreciate greatness on both ends? It’s like trying to choose between pizza and tacos—why not have both?
