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The rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese got some new fuel on Friday.
A clip is circulating of Clark ignoring Reese’s gesture for a high-five during a FIBA World Cup qualifier. As Reese reached out for his Team USA teammate, Clark went in the other direction.
USA won the game 91-48 over Puerto Rico.
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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (Getty Images)
Tensions have been suspected between Clark and Reese dating back to their meeting in the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship game.
Reese taunted Clark by pointing his ring finger during the game, sparking outrage and sparking an ongoing feud between fans.
Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese’s LSU Tigers a year later in the Elite Eight, but the excitement reached a whole new level when the players reached the pros for their rookie WNBA seasons.
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LSU’s Angel Reese, right, reacts in front of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA national championship April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
In their first WNBA season in 2024, Clark took a number of questionable fouls from Reese’s Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese on June 16.
In 2025, the two had a heated exchange after Reese shoved Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back as she grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss from teammate Rebecca Allen. Reese brought the ball down low and Clark beat her before going up for a shot. Reese agreed the earth.
Reese got up from the floor and got in Clark’s face.
The refs reviewed the play and determined that Clark used his left hand to push Reese to the floor. They upgraded the personal foul on Clark to a flagrant foul. And Reese and Aliyah Boston of the Fever got technical fouls.
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Angel Reese (5) of the Chicago Sky and Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever in the second half June 23, 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“There’s nothing malicious about it, just a good take-foul,” Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe.
Now, the two stars are teammates for the United States as they try to make the FIBA World Cup, but fans can probably still sense an awkward dynamic between them.
