Sue Bird Picks Caitlin Clark over Angel Reese as Midseason WNBA Rookie of the Year
As the race for WNBA Rookie of the Year continues to swing back and forth between two candidates, Sue Bird is throwing her support behind Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark going into the All-Star break.
Appearing on Good Game with Sarah Spain—produced by iHeartPodcasts and part of the Women's Sports Audio Network—the WNBA legend picked Clark over Angel Reese for Rookie of the Year:
"Currently, first of all, I hate doing mid-season awards, right," Bird said. "Honestly, I've felt this way about MVP forever. People would say someone was MVP in the first two weeks and then in a weird way, it kept them in that conversation no matter what they did. So I've never been [a fan of mid-season awards], but currently Caitlin Clark."
While not exactly a full-throated endorsement for either player at this point, Bird is following the conventional wisdom.
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