I know – another Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark story. You’re tired of it. I’m tired of it. ESPN is crumbling because of it. I get it.

Trust me, I get it. I’ve tried to stay away from most of it this week, because I don’t wanna overload y’all with too much WNBA talk. Can’t believe I’m writing that in 2024, but kudos to the WNBA for using the summer lull to its advantage – even if they don’t want to and are fumbling it in epic fashion.

Anyway, back to Angel and Caitlin … I think, at this point, it’s pretty clear that this rivalry ain’t simmering any time soon. It’s really just getting started. Caitlin’s the good girl, Angel’s the enemy. At least that’s how it seems from afar.

And you know what? Credit to Angel Reese for seemingly embracing the villain role at this point. Like her or hate her – and there ain’t an in between – you at least have to respect troll jobs like this ahead of tomorrow’s second showdown of the season:

Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark is what the doctor ordered for the WNBA

What do they say? Embrace the hate? Angel Reese has certainly done that, and these bad boys won’t help. Now, has she manufactured some of the hate? Of course.

I mean, come on:

Angel Reese deletes tweet that appeared aimed at Caitlin Clark. (Credit: Angel Reese/X)

I’ve said it since Day 1: this whole WNBA season feels like a scripted episode of WWE. It’s a reality show at this point. Elbows to the face, ridiculous, race-baiting questions from reporters, Stephen A. getting pissed at OutKick for … quoting him?

It’s all hilarious. It’s all great for the WNBA, too.

We’ve spent weeks talking about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. First Take implodes over those two. It’s been unbelievable marketing during an otherwise dead time of year for sports.

(Right around here is the part where I’d call these two the next Larry vs. Magic, but I’d probably get accused of racism if I did that, so I won’t. But, they are, and that’s a good thing. It’s OK to say it.)

Anyway, pick whichever side you’d like, I don’t care. Team Caitlin. Team Angel. Doesn’t matter to me.

I’m Team Content, and wearing a pair of Joker shoes for your matchup against Caitlin Clark is A+ content.

Ding, ding, ding!