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Kamilla Cardoso on teaming with Angel Reese with Chicago Sky.Just over a month ago, South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso and LSU's Angel Reese were going at it in the post during the 2024 SEC women's basketball championship game."I've known her since high school, and we battle," Reese said in a news conference.

Kamilla Cardoso on teaming with Angel Reese with Chicago Sky.Just over a month ago, South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso and LSU’s Angel Reese were going at it in the post during the 2024 SEC women’s basketball championship game.

Reese drew criticism that afternoon for grabbing a fistful of Cardoso’s hair in the paint, and throwing an elbow toward her that resulted in an offensive foul in a game that later featured an on-court skirmish — and stood her ground afterward, emphasizing postgame the Tigers “weren’t afraid” of the Gamecocks.

And now those two are ... WNBA teammates? They sure are.The entertaining (and formidable) pairing of the SEC’s reigning player of the year and defensive player of the year came to fruition Monday night as the Chicago Sky selected Cardoso No. 3 overall and Reese No. 7 overall in the first round of the 2024 WNBA Draft in New York City.

Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-womens-basketball/article287714215.html#storylink=cpyBut only a couple weeks after engaging in a memorable back-and-forth in the SEC title game for two loaded teams who weren’t exactly friendly conference rivals, both Cardoso and Reese expressed excitement about joining each other in Chicago. “I’ve known her since high school, and we battle,” Reese said in a news conference. “And now being teammates is going to be amazing. I actually talked to her earlier, was congratulating her. I know she just came off an amazing run, an amazing college career, so I’m looking forward to playing with her in practice. And then in games, just bouncing off each other. So I’m excited.