Caitlin Clark seemingly took a shot at Angel Reese in explaining her hard foul that sparked an incident during Saturday’s WNBA opener.
Clark was assessed a flagrant for a hard foul against Reese during Saturday’s game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, In. Reese reacted badly to the foul and tried to confront Clark after as the Indiana guard was walking away.
ESPN’s Holly Rowe asked Clark about the foul during a postgame interview, and Clark responded by essentially questioning why Reese was so upset over it.
“It’s just a good take foul,” Clark said. “Either Angel gets a wide open two points, or we send them to the free throw line. Nothing malicious about it. It’s just a good take foul. Every basketball player knows that.”
Caitlin Clark on her flagrant foul: "It's just a good take foul. Either Angel gets wide open 2 points or we send them to the free throw line. Nothing malicious about it. It's just a good take foul every basketball player knows that" https://t.co/wMYl7Kif5t pic.twitter.com/w0MHLiwTHM
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To many, the last portion of Clark’s comment was a shot at Reese’s reaction to the foul. Of course, the Sky were losing at the time, so it is entirely plausible that there was much more than just the foul that went into Reese’s response. After all, she and Clark have plenty of personal history.
Reese, for her part, was not eager to escalate the situation in her own postgame remarks about the foul.
The personal rivalry between Clark and Reese will only continue to draw more attention as long as incidents like this keep happening. Clark got the better of Reese on Sunday, scoring 20 points and notching a triple-double in a blowout 93-58 victory.
