Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark clashed in their last bout and fans have been up in arms about it
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00:00So Kaitlyn Clark's Indiana Fever hosted the Chicago Sky and Angel Reese on Saturday,
00:04and the latest chapter in their rivalry turned ugly, fast.
00:08Around the 4.38 mark in the third quarter, after Angel Reese grabbed an offensive rebound,
00:12Kaitlyn Clark slapped down the ball, causing Reese to fall to the ground.
00:16Reese took exception to the play and popped up to confront Clark,
00:18but was quickly held back by fever forward Aaliyah Boston.
00:22Kaitlyn Clark ended up with a flag or one foul on the play,
00:24and Reese and Boston were both given technical fouls.
00:27After the game, both Reese and Clark played down the foul, saying it was just a basketball play.
00:35It's just a good take foul, you know?
00:37Either Angel gets wide open two points, or, you know, we send him to the free throw line.
00:41Nothing malicious about it. It's just a good take foul. Every basketball player knows that.
00:44Unfortunately, fans took the Kaitlyn Clark vs. Angel Reese feud too far.
00:48The WNBA announced that they were investigating hateful fan comments at the game
00:52after the flag or foul took place.
00:53The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms.
00:59They have no place in our league or in society, the league said in a statement on Sunday.
01:03We are aware of the allegations and are looking into the matter.
01:07The fever ended up cruising to a 93-58 victory, and Kaitlyn Clark put up a triple-double,
01:11scoring 20 points, adding 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
01:14Angel Reese was a bright spot for the sky, finishing with 12 points and 17 rebounds in the loss.
01:19Fortunately, this basketball rivalry is far from over.
01:23Let's just hope that the next matchup is defined by the action on the court, not off of it.
01:27The Fever in the Sky will meet up once again on June 7th in Chicago.