JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="team-list">
  <div class="team-member">
  abcd
  </div>
  <div class="team-member">
  abcd2
  </div>
  <div class="team-member">
  abcd3
  </div>
  <div class="team-member">
  abcd4
  </div>
</div>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {    
  var teamList = [];

  $('#team-list').children(".team-member").each(function() {       
    teamList.push($(this));
  });

  $('#team-list').on("click", ".team-member", function() {
    console.log("click");        
    for (i = 0; i < teamList.length; i++) { 
      console.log("The element was" + $(this));
      console.log("and the loop is on" + teamList[i] );
      if ($(this).html() === $(teamList[i]).html()) {
        console.log("it was true");
      }
    };    
  });    
});