After the first overall pick, Aliyah Boston became the 2023 unanimous ROTY, it was time for Caitlin Clark to replicate the same. Though she was a number one pick and won the ROTY by a landslide, she failed to convert it unanimously. Receiving 66 of the 67 votes, Clark lost one vote, which could have etched her name next to her Fever teammate in a historic win over her rival Angel Reese. The Sky No. 5 has now come up with a cryptic tweet that many say is a slight dig on the point guard.
“i really just be minding my business cause it’s a lot to mind😉,” Reese tweeted on Saturday. Notably, if fans are to be believed then Reese might be subtly pointing out that she deserved a place in the ROTY competition, especially since she stopped Clark’s historic win. And despite doing that, she is unconcerned looking only to do her work that has made noise all the while.
The voters comprise two local journalists from each market along with WNBA writers, broadcasters, and reporters. Since there were 24 market voters, the number of total national voters was 43. And one of them thought that Reese deserved to give Clark a tough competition. While the No. 22 broke many records this year, Reese did not do as much but still established her mark with her double-doubles.
She surpassed Candace Parker with the most consecutive double-doubles in a singular season (15). Next, she also had the highest rebounds average with 13.1, standing next to Wilson with the second-highest total rebounds in a single season, which may be due to her untimely season-ending wrist injury. Else she could have stood firm in the first place. To top that, Reese also had the most double-doubles by a rookie. Nonetheless, when she received a vote, Clark fans were annoyed and they blamed many journalists for the same.