WNBA Fans Baffled After Angel Reese Selected For 2K26 Cover Over Caitlin Clark

Feels like there’s a bigger superstar they could have chosen… For the first time…well, since the WNBA was founded, it feels like the league is actually relevant and not just a niche sport that struggles to draw fans. And the main reason for that, of course, is Caitlin Clark. Since the superstar entered the league, she’s unquestionably elevated the game and brought more eyes to women’s sports than any other female athlete… ever. Clark now plays for the WNBA’s Indiana […] The post WNBA Fans Baffled After Angel Reese Selected For 2K26 Cover Over Caitlin Clark first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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WNBA Fans Baffled After Angel Reese Selected For 2K26 Cover Over Caitlin Clark

Feels like there’s a bigger superstar they could have chosen…

For the first time…well, since the WNBA was founded, it feels like the league is actually relevant and not just a niche sport that struggles to draw fans. And the main reason for that, of course, is Caitlin Clark.

Since the superstar entered the league, she’s unquestionably elevated the game and brought more eyes to women’s sports than any other female athlete… ever. Clark now plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, and she continues to be a star at the pro level, though many will always remember her as an Iowa Hawkeye. The Fever are not only selling out games both at home and on the road, but they’re forcing many teams to move their games to bigger arenas when Clark and the Fever come to town because everybody wants to see her play.

How important is Clark to the league? Earlier this year, when she missed nearly a month due to an injury, WNBA viewership was down a staggering 55%. No other player has that kind of effect on the league’s viewership. Not even close.

Of course Clark’s biggest rival in the league is Angel Reese, who along with Clark was one of the biggest stars in college basketball during her time at LSU. Their rivalry has continued on to the WNBA where Reese plays for the Chicago Sky, but there’s not really any doubt that she’s a distant second behind Clark when it comes to star power.

That’s why it was so strange when it was announced yesterday that Reese would be the cover athlete for the WNBA 2k26.

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