VIDEO: Caitlin Clark Had The Perfect Response To Postgame Questions About Angel Reese’s Brutal Flagrant Foul
Caitlin Clark (Photo via Scott Agness | Fieldhouse Files/YouTube)
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese tried to go for a block on Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever during their latest matchup, but her arm ended up finding her head in the process.
Angel Reese committed a flagrant foul while Clark was driving to the rim in the third quarter. Replay showed her swinging her arm and hitting the back of Clark’s head, sending Clark sprawling to the floor.
Refs gave her a Flagrant 1 for “unnecessary” contact, per the WNBA’s rule book.
“It was a basketball play,” Reese said, via The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach. “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.”
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
Caitlin Clark, who scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting along with eight rebounds and nine assists, was also asked about her feelings when it came to the flagrant foul from Reese.
Clark made it clear that she was well aware that Reese was making an attempt to block her shot and that no animosity was behind the play.
“What’s going through my mind? I need to make these two free throws. That’s all I’m thinking about. It’s just part of basketball. It is what it is,” Clark said.
“She’s trying to make a play on the ball, and get the block. It happens.”