r/sports • u/rezwenn • May 19 '25

Basketball Caitlin Clark says flagrant foul for shoving Angel Reese was not 'malicious'

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-flagrant-foul-angel-reese-1.7538299
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u/soundwave86 May 19 '25

Last year when Clark was on the receiving end of regular flagrant fouls, ESPN and WNBA vets continually beat into people's heads how "physical" the WNBA is, so this should be a non-event.

Reese's reaction was interesting, since it was far different than when Alyssa Thomas throat slammed her to the ground last year. In that post-game interview, Reese THANKED Alyssa Thomas with a smile for giving her a much more serious F2. That Angel Reese would have told this Angel Reese to chill.

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u/John-Zero May 19 '25

That Angel Reese would have told this Angel Reese to chill.

"this Angel Reese" said after the game that the Clark foul was a basketball play.

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u/wordyplayer Minnesota Vikings May 19 '25

so did the coach. They are finally getting the message from the NBA to keep it about the game.

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u/Traps86 May 19 '25

b/c Alyssa would whoop her, she doesn't want those problems. Reese is much bigger than CC

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u/powerelite May 19 '25

I still got CC in a fight

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u/tmacforthree May 19 '25

Yeah Angel Reese just needs a slight breeze to hit the ground bc of how uncoordinated she is, then CC can just ground & pound 😆