Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese no-shows scrutinized as WNBA Rivals clash raises doubts: Does the rivalry even exist?
The supposed rivalry between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky has been sold as must-see basketball-largely thanks to the star power of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. When the league puts these two teams on the schedule, it's rarely about standings or playoff implications - it's about the personalities and backstory driving fan interest.Caitlin Clark got fouled without even hitting the courtBut during "Rivals Week," both Clark and Reese were missing due to injuries, and the absence of its headliners left the matchup looking far less like a grudge game and more like a standard midseason contest. The heavily-promoted showdown fizzled, reigniting questions about whether this is a true rivalry or a marketing creation.WNBA under fire over Fever-Sky damp squibFormer WNBA champion Natasha Cloud has been blunt about her skepticism. She believes the league has tried to manufacture this Indiana-Chicago […]