The on-court rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese goes back years to their college days at Iowa and LSU. And after Sunday’s game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, we’re going to hear a lot more about that rivalry.
During the second half, Clark cut to the basket and blew by Reese who was late to recover on defense. Reese tried to make a play on the ball, but in doing so, she struck Clark on the side of the head with her forearm.
While the play didn’t appear to have malicious intent, it was an obvious flagrant foul given the unnecessary contact to the head. The second replay shows that it was significant contact as well.
After review, Angel Reese called for a flagrant 1 for this foul against Caitlin Clark pic.twitter.com/xziAPf6ZGp
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 16, 2024
The officials reviewed the foul and ruled it as a flagrant 1 on Reese.
Clark knocked down the free throws and remained in the game.
After the Fever’s 91-83 win, Reese told reporters that she was going for the ball on the play.
Angel Reese on the foul that got upgraded to a Flagrant 1: "It was a basketball play. I can't control the refs. They affected the game obviously a lot today."
"I'm always going for the ball. Y'all are going to play that clip 20 times before Monday."
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) June 16, 2024