Angel Reese CHEERS Chennedy Carter’s brutal bodycheck on her old rival Caitlin Clark – as the Chicago Sky star’s is SLAMMED for her reaction
Angel Reese appeared to celebrate a brutal foul on Caitlin Clark during their highly anticipated meeting in the WNBA.
In the third quarter of Sky and Fever’s showdown on Saturday, Reese’s teammate Chennedy Carter checked the Fever rookie with his shoulder during an in-bounds pass, sending Clark onto the hardwood.
Carter also appeared to say “you b***c” before making aggressive and unnecessary contact with Clark.
Eric Nathan of Barstool Sports later posted a wider angle of the foul, showing Reese seemingly cheering after Carter committed the foul.
When Clark hit the ground, Reese got out of her seat on the bench and clapped while yelling at Carter, who walked away after being whistled for the foul. Reese also appears to yell at Carter as if to encourage or praise her actions.
Angel Reese cheered after Chennedy Carter’s brutal foul on Caitlin Clark on Saturday
In the third quarter of their game, Carter checked Clark’s shoulder during an inbounds pass
After the incident, MLS commentator Taylor Twellman blasted Reese for her reaction, writing, βI have such a bad view of Reese too IMHO. The baby games/cheap shots for every athlete are so stupid. Imagine if someone did this to LeBron???β
Other fans flooded the comments section, calling Reese and Carter losers and bullies. Meanwhile, others suggested they are jealous of Clark’s popularity and success.
Nevertheless, Clark had the last laugh as the Fever secured a 71-70 win, earning their first win at home.
Clark scored 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Fever.
On the other hand, Reese clocked eight points and thirteen rebounds in Chicago’s losing effort.
Reese entered Saturday’s game averaging 11 points, 8.2 rebounds and two assists so far in the W. The former Tiger’s strengths in college seemingly translated well to the pros, as they have all the rookies in boards leads.
She has played and started in all seven of Chicago’s games as they now have a 3-4 record this season.
Carter appeared to shout “you b***h” before the hard foul on Clark in the third quarter
A clip of the incident shows Reese apparently clapping for Carter after the foul
Meanwhile, Clark has averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game since arriving in the league. Unfortunately, the Fever struggled, winning just one of their nine games before Saturday.
In 2023, Reese and the Tigers defeated Clark and the Hawkeyes in the NCAA Championship game, 102-85. Reese clocked a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds on his way to a championship.
Clark got his revenge in April when Iowa eliminated LSU in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Reese’s 17-point, 20-rebound performance was quickly erased by Clark’s 41 points and 12 assists in the 94-87 win.
Iowa would appear in another title game, but lost to Dawn Staley’s team of South Carolina.
Reese scored eight points and thirteen rebounds in Chicago’s losing effort
Clark scored 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Fever to their second victory
With Clark being the new babyface of women’s basketball, Reese had previously made a joke about her college rival after they joined the league.
After a win over the New York Liberty in May, Reese tweeted: βAnd that’s getting a win in a packed area not just because of one player on our charter flight. #SKYTOWN,β she wrote, adding a kiss emoji at the end. Reese quickly deleted the post after it went live.
While the broadcast crew argued during the game that Carter’s body check was a flagrant 1, the officials deemed it a straight foul when Clark made her free throw at the other end.
βI don’t answer questions from Caitlin Clark,β Carter said when asked after the game.