WNBA superstars Angel Reese and A'ja Wilson
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While the NBA season is still a long way off, the WNBA is currently in the final stretch before the playoffs. 

There are some high-profile matchups, like the one between two-time MVP A’ja Wilson and rookie Angel Reese. T

he Las Vegas superstar spoke out following the clash.

Since the 2023 season and the great rivalry between the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA has reached a new level.

The level of play on the court is increasingly interesting, and the league’s superstars live up to this status by regularly delivering XXL performances.

During the last Finals, even LeBron James was shocked by Marine Johannès’ talent!

While the French guard did not return to the United States this year, due to the Paris Olympics, many eyes remain on this championship thanks to rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

They have been rivals since the NCAA, presented as unique talents, and above all followed by two very active and dedicated communities on social networks.

A’ja Wilson talks about her duel with Angel Reese

Chicago’s center is already the WNBA’s best rebounder, she can defend at a high level, and it showed during her duel against two-time MVP A’ja Wilson this Sunday.

After her team’s narrow victory, thanks to a buzzer beater set by her, Wilson reflected on this duel at the top and on her opponent’s defensive approach:

I took 13 shots in the first quarter alone because they were there…

I was just really frustrated that I couldn’t make them. It’s not like me to miss that many.

I think the lesson is that I kept shooting.

I was taking what the defense was giving me, and they were giving me open mid-range shots.

My teammates were telling me to keep going. I was taking the openings, but I kept Chicago alive.

Favorite to win another MVP title this season, A’ja Wilson was clumsy against Chicago with a small 8/28 shooting.

She was frustrated, but had to respect the game against the sometimes lax defense of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.

We give her shots, she takes them, that’s what a superstar is.

And then, she scored the most important basket of the game, that’s what counts.

Angel Reese did a good job defensively on A’ja Wilson, sometimes taking the risk of letting her shoot from mid-range, her preferred zone. Clumsy, the MVP left her opponents alive for a good while, which will probably not happen again in the future.