Angel Reese ‘hates’ Caitlin Clark,’ former NFL star says after tempers flare in WNBA matchup
Clark recorded a triple-double but was hit with a flagrant foul over the incident
Former NFL star Robert Griffin III reacted to the spat between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese that took place during the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky game on Saturday afternoon.
Tempers flared between Reese and Clark after the Fever sharpshooter committed a flagrant foul on the Sky forward. It was one of the bigger moments of Indiana’s 93-58 blowout win.
Griffin wrote on social media that the incident showed him one thing.
“After watching Caitlin Clark’s flagrant foul on Angel Reese and the aftermath, there is no way Angel Reese can continue the lie that she doesn’t dislike Caitlin Clark,” Griffin wrote. “I know what hatred looks like. Angel Reese HATES Caitlin Clark. Not some basketball rivalry hate either. Hate.”
Clark and Reese have major history, going back to the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship.
Both players downplayed the incident.
Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the third quarter that there had been “nothing malicious” behind the foul.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) reacts to a flagrant foul from Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) on Saturday, May 17, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana Fever defeated the Chicago Sky, 93-58. (IMAGN)
Let’s not make it something that it’s not,” Clark said after the game. “It was just a good play on the basketball. I’m not sure what the ref saw to upgrade it, and that’s up to their discretion. It’s a take foul to put them at the free-throw line. I’ve watched a lot of basketball in my life, that’s exactly what it was. I wasn’t trying to do anything malicious. That’s not the type of player I am.”
Reese said it was a “basketball play.”
Fever head coach Stephanie White said she thought it was a “clear play on the ball” when Clark fouled Reese. But crew chief Roy Gulbeyan said Clark had pushed Reese with her left hand.
“The foul on Clark met the criteria for flagrant foul 1, for wind up, impact, and follow through for the extension of the left hand to Reese’s back, which is deemed not a legitimate basketball play, and therefore deemed unnecessary contact,” he told a pool reporter. “After the foul, there is a physical taunt technical on (Aliyah) Boston and a verbal technical on Reese, which offset.”
May 17, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) in the second half against the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Clark finished with her third career triple-double, scoring 20 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists. Reese put together another double-double. She had 12 points and 17 rebounds.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
News
After my wife died, I kicked her daughter out of the house because she wasn’t my blood relative — Ten years later, the truth that came out broke my heart/hi
“Get out! You’re not my daughter! Don’t ever come back!” Those words—the ones I screamed that night—still echo in my…
The daughter-in-law cared for her mother-in-law for eight years, while the daughters barely paid her any attention. When the elderly woman passed away, all her assets and land were inherited by her daughters, and the daughter-in-law received nothing. But on the forty-ninth day, while cleaning her mother-in-law’s bed, she discovered something beneath the mattress…/hi
My name is Elena, and I joined the Reyes family in the beautiful colonial city of Oaxaca de Juárez when…
He Slipped Sleeping Pills Into My Tea Every Night — So One Evening I Pretended to Drink It… and What I Saw After Closing My Eyes Revealed a Secret Hidden Inside Our House That Changed Everything Forever/hi
🕯️ THE TEA AT NINE I never used to fear silence.But now, even the sound of boiling water makes my hands…
The Divorced Pregnant Wife Was Admitted to the Same Hospital Where Her Husband Was a Doctor — And What He Did Next…/hi
The tall white building of the city’s most prestigious “Jeevan Rekha Hospital” glowed under the sunlight. Inside its busy corridors,…
Having to be rushed to the emergency room, the elderly mother was stunned to discover that the doctor treating her was…/hi
Having to be rushed to the hospital, the elderly mother was stunned to discover that the doctor treating her was……
Lu Beicheng’s Runaway Fiancée/hi
After marrying the celibate officer, I lived as a widow for three years. So, after being reborn, the first thing…
End of content
No more pages to load
