Arike Ogunbowale isn't buying the Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark 'rivalry' narrative

Arike Ogunbowale isn’t here for the Angel Reese–Caitlin Clark rivalry narrative. The Dallas Wings star says it’s been media-driven.

The headlines have been filled with stories about Angel and Caitlin, their impact on the WNBA and the Rookie of the Year race all season long. Clark is an offensive powerhouse who lights up the court with electric logo 3-pointers and sweet assists. Reese isn’t as prolific of a scorer, but she is a double-double machine with a generational ability to rebound.

The differences between the two have generated so many narratives from so many corners of the internet. Everyone seems interested in giving an opinion about the pair of rookies. Here’s what Ogunbowale recently told MacKenzie Salmon of USA TODAY about the two young stars:

“I do think the Angel-Caitlin thing is funny. It’s just funny to me because they’re two totally different positions, and the media tries to, like, make them be, like, competitors. But it’s like — that’s a guard, and that’s a post.”

“So, at the end of the day, they never even guarded each other so. It’s not really a rivalry, but it’s just funny how people hyped it up. But I know both of them, and they both have respect for each other. So, it’s mostly the media…it’s always interesting to see what people have to say because they just be so wrong.”