The Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark saga has entered a new chapter now that the women are WNBA rookies.
On Saturday (June 1), the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever faced off in their first game of the season, also marking Reese and Clark's first match in the WNBA. But toward the end of the third quarter, viewers noticed that the tension was particularly thick when Clark was shoulder-checked to the ground by Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter, causing Reese to jump up from her seat on the bench and applaud.
Following the game, during which the Fever beat the Sky 70-71, Carter made it clear that she didn't want to speak about the foul, telling reporters, "I ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions."
But Clark didn't hesitate to call out Carter's move during the game, telling ESPN that it was "not a basketball play."
"But you know I’ve gotta play through it, that’s what basketball is about at this level," she continued. "I thought we’ve been really physical, we’ve missed some bunnies around the rim, so hopefully those fall in the fourth."
Although Reese and Clark have claimed in separate interviews that they don't have issues with each other, their on-court feud has been in the making for well over a year, ever since Reese made a 'you can't see me' gesture at Clark during last year's women's NCAA final.
Fans shared a mix of reactions to the incident, from laughing it off to admonishing Reese. Check out those responses below.
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