Angel Reese debuts custom shoes for first WNBA matchup with Caitlin Clark

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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark helped bring an unprecedented amount of attention to women's college basketball. 

Clark was the first player selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft, while the Chicago Sky used the seventh overall pick on Reese. The excitement surrounding the two star players has carried over from college to the professional ranks, and Saturday will mark the first time Reese and Clark square off in the WNBA.

Reese is bringing some special sneakers with her for the highly anticipated matchup. The Sky forward will be sporting a custom pair of pink "Barbie" edition shoes during Saturday's game.

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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese at the WNBA Draft held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024, in New Yor. (Cora Veltman/Sportico via Getty Images)

The shoes are a nod to Reese's nickname, "Bayou Barbie," which grew in popularity during her time at LSU.

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Shortly after she was drafted by the Sky, she said she would also go by "Chi Barbie."

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Reese and Clark went head-to-head in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball national championship game. Reese and LSU defeated Clark and Iowa in the matchup, but the Hawkeyes came out on top in early April during the Elite Eight.  

Reese pointing to her ring finger in the final moments of the 2023 national title game became the lasting image. Since that moment, the perceived rivalry between Reese and Clark has been widely discussed.

April 2, 2023, Dallas, Texas. LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) gestures to Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark