Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are back in the spotlight for reasons neither wants.

Clark <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/17/sports/caitlin-clark-no-malicious-intent-on-angel-reese-foul/">committed a flagrant foul on Reese</a> in the Fever’s blowout win against the Sky on Saturday.

It was a hard foul — not dirty. Anyone who knows basketball could agree on that.

<div class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper"><a href="#" aria-controls="nyp-slideshow-modal" data-slideshow-modal="trigger" title="Open a slideshow of all 5 article images." aria-label="Open a slideshow of all 5 article images." data-slideshow-slide-number="1" data-slideshow-slides-total="5"> 5 </a></div><figcaption>Caitlin Clark passes around Angel Reese during the Liberty’s blowout home win over the Sky on May 17, 2025. Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption>

Reese’s angry reaction to Clark’s foul was valid. Again, anyone who’s played a sport knows how easy it is for emotions to show in the heat of the moment.

This is about the nasty tone the Clark-versus-Reese commentary has taken, especially through online discourse, where race plays a major factor.{ai:summary}Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are in the spotlight after Clark committed a flagrant foul on Reese during a recent game. The foul was deemed hard but not dirty, and Reese's emotional reaction was seen as understandable given the competitive nature of sports.Both players are now facing scrutiny for the incident, which has sparked discussions about sportsmanship and emotional responses in high-pressure situations. #sports

Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry is being hijacked and it’s just small part of WNBA’s hate-speech problem

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