Magic Johnson Sees Himself and Larry Bird in Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese

The NBA legend tweeted out the flattering comparison after the latest battle between the two young WNBA stars.

in a tight contest that came down to the wire. Both young superstars shone; Reese recorded 25 points and 16 rebounds, while

On Monday night, Magic Johnson observed from his X account that Reese and Clark's rivalry is similar to the one between him and Larry Bird that breathed new life into the NBA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Larry and I heightened the NBA’s overall popularity. The Lakers and Celtics sold out arenas throughout the league and increased television viewership exponentially. The higher viewership numbers led to the NBA signing significantly larger TV contracts which then led to higher…It's hard to say it's off-base, either. While only the coming years will tell us if Clark and Reese can launch the WNBA into a new stratosphere the same way Magic and Bird did, the early effects are similar.

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