Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is not here for racial abuse.
Reese, who is Black, and Clark, who is white, met for the seventh time in their ongoing rivalry, and once again, there was tons of controversy.
Clark began her 2025 WNBA season with a triple-double in her team’s 93-58 rout of the Chicago Sky on Saturday. During the game, Clark was called for a flagrant foul after a hard foul on her rival, Reese. The star Sky center was angry with the foul by Clark and had to be held back from attacking her.
Unfortunately, things only got worse for Reese as there were alleged racial comments from a fan or multiple fans directed toward the Sky star. It’s unclear when the comments occurred during the Fever’s 93-58 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The WNBA is looking into it as a result. On Sunday, the league released this statement regarding fan comments: “The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms — they have no place in our league or in society. We are aware of the allegations and are looking into the matter.”
Caitlin Clark is now speaking out about the situation.
Clark spoke for the first time publicly about the allegations Monday after practice.
“It’s super loud in here, and though I didn’t hear anything, I think that’s why they’re doing the investigation,” Clark said.
” That’s why they’re looking into it. That doesn’t mean nothing happened, so I’ll just trust the league’s investigation, and I’m sure they’ll do the right thing.”
Reese was booed during player introductions, and even more so when she walked to the free-throw line after Clark smacked Reese’s arm to avoid giving up an open layup with 4:38 left in the third quarter.
“There’s no place for that in our game, there’s no place for that in society,” Clark said, via ESPN.
“Certainly, we want every person who comes into our arena — whether player or fan — to have a great experience. I appreciate the league doing that [investigation]. I appreciate that the Fever organization has been at the forefront of that.”
Angel Reese Changed Her Tune on the Caitlin Clark Foul After the Game
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are picking up right where they left off last season.
During Saturday’s season-opening showdown between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, Clark knocked Reese to the ground with a hard foul that was eventually upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul. After the play, Reese immediately got to her feet and began screaming at Clark.
After the game, Clark downplayed the foul, insisting that there was no malicious intent.
By the time the game was over, Reese seemed to change her mind, calling it a simple “basketball play.”
“Basketball play,” Reese said after the game. “Refs got it right. Move on.”
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