'There’s No Hate': Angel Reese Ranked Below Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Defended By Candace Parker After Backlash

Before mentioning Reese, Parker made it clear that she holds herself to a different bar. She put A’ja Wilson, who won two championships on the S tier, joined by Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart. Standing at the A tier are Reese’s college rival, Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu, and Kelsey Plum. Taking the B tier are Arike Ogunbowale and rookie Paige Bueckers.

Parker finally went to the C tier, putting Angel Reese in the same par as Cameron Brink, who isn’t playing due to her ACL injury. Fans, who had long defended the former LSU standout, were not falling for this, largely since it was given by a

legend who had previously defended Reese.  

After facing heavy backlash and calling her an “Angel Reese hater,” the two-time MVP set things straight on Tuesday’s episode of the “Good Follow Show,” saying that she holds no grudge against Reese. However, she also made it clear that she won’t change her ranking.

“There’s no hate on Angel Reese, I love her,” Parker said. “I will never attack anybody’s character, I will never attack who they are, ever. I just hope others will do the same.”

“Can [Reese] get to player A, or player S, or whatever? Yes, she can. Right now, I don’t know if she’s alongside those players. And you’re measuring her against players that have been in the league for years.”

Candace Parker dismisses Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark rivalry, calls them “comparing apples to oranges”

Speaking on June 8’s episode of “Spolitics With Jemele Hill,” Candace Parker wasn’t buying the spotlight behind Angel Reese’s rivalry with Caitlin Clark. For her, comparing the two college standouts is mixing two different playstyles just because they’re the hottest names out there.

Parker also isn’t buying with one specific contrast, explaining:

“They like doing the Magic [Johnson] and the Larry [Bird] comparison. Well, they played similar positions, like Bird wasn’t a point guard, but he played the guard position, like they at least kind of match up. Like, what are we doing? So, I’m not falling into that. I’m not into the comparison.”

Parker is calling it out for what it is: a forced headline between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. She’s not interested in manufactured drama, and she’s definitely not playing that comparison game.