In the second WNBA installment of Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese on Sunday, a foul call that Reese labeled as „a basketball play“ in which she was defending Clark added to the drama of the Indiana Fever’s 88-83 win over the Chicago Sky.
INDIANAPOLIS — The second WNBA installment of Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese made as many headlines as the first.
Clark’s Indiana Fever defeated Reese’s Chicago Sky 88-83 on Sunday in a game that will be marked by the flagrant foul Reese committed against her college rival. Reese, the former LSU star who has been inextricably linked to former Iowa star Clark since their much-hyped matchup in the 2023 women’s Final Four, delivered a hard blow to Clark’s head as Clark drove to the basket in the third quarter. Officials upgraded the call to a flagrant foul 1 after a video review.
But Reese seemed to take exception to the ruling, describing it as merely „a basketball play“ after the loss.
„I can’t control the refs“, she said. „They affected the game a lot tonight. . I’m always going for the ball. But y’all going to play that clip 20 times before Monday.“
Reese, who was called for five fouls, was visibly frustrated at times during the game. She was assessed a delay of game warning at one point in the fourth quarter after a prolonged argument with officials.
Asked about the physical play in the paint, where she was called for most of her fouls, Reese again turned her criticism toward the officiating.
