Angel Reese does not harbor hate for rival WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark despite persistent headlines and social media banter pitting the women against each other.
The same cannot be said about the Indiana Fever’s star player’s fans, who have taken efforts to tear down Angel too far. The Chicago Sky forward opened up about enduring the never-ending cyber attacks from Clark’s legion of supporters since the two athletes’ teams squared off during back-to-back NCAA title games in 2023.
Angel and the Louisiana State University Tigers won the championship a year ago against Clark and the University of Iowa Hawks. The “you can’t see me” hand gestures exchanged between the then-top college players fueled rampant discourses about racism being at the root of critics targeting Reese with claims of lacking sportsmanship compared to Clark.
Now, with both women in the throes of their debut seasons as professional basketball players, the attacks remain. Angel, who recently made WNBAhistory for having the most rebounds …