The Indiana Fever dominated the Chicago Sky in the first game of the WNBA season for both teams, but Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese stole the spotlight due to an incident that left everyone speechless.
Yesterday afternoon, Clark decisively drove toward the basket, collided with Reese, and fell to the ground. Afterwards, Clark called for the coach, insisting that the foul be overturned. While the play was under review, Reese argued heatedly with the referees and expressed her frustration by hitting her chest.
The final decision on the foul intensified the confrontation between the two rookies, whose college rivalry was broadcast on television and left many with mixed reactions.
After the game, Caitlin Clark downplayed the incident and took a jab at Reese.
“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… Every basketball player knows that.”
Angel Reese, for her part, preferred not to talk about the issue, only giving a brief response about the play at the press conference.
“Basketball play, refs got it right, move on,” she said.
A former Cowboys player sided with Angel Reese
Dez Bryant criticized the reactions against the Chicago Sky player and questioned the narrative, believing it is being taken in the wrong direction. He said the issue is bigger than basketball and pointed to racial hypocrisy, hidden prejudices, and media manipulation beyond the statistics and videos that go viral on social media.
“Why does she have to answer questions about Caitlin Clark? I only see basketball when I watch those girls play. But I’m not ignorant. I know what the media has created. They are both good in their own right. Caitlin Clark is better than Angel Reese.”
“But to say you hate her is crazy. They’re just playing basketball. It’s nothing more, nothing less. By saying this, you’re helping to create a negative narrative around Angel Reese, and I don’t respect that. You know this is tied to race. We have to do better,” he wrote on his X account.
This sparked a heated debate in the comments section of his post. Is the media trying to paint Reese as the villain? Many questions remain unanswered about this issue raised by Dez Bryant.
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