Posted on 05/19/2025 1:29:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
At first, it seemed that the Indiana Fever’s home win over Chicago Sky on Saturday would be just another spicy chapter in the rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. Both players were typically excellent: Clark spurred the Fever to victory with a triple-double, while Reese grabbed 17 rebounds to go with her 12 points.
But it was a moment in the third quarter that WNBA fans will be talking about for weeks to come. Some of them may even do so without resorting to cheap bigotry. With 4:38 remaining, Clark reached for the ball over Reese’s head, made what appeared to be deliberate contact with her arm, and sent her opponent spiraling to the floor. There was a brief confrontation, Clark was hit with a flagrant foul and Reese received a technical. After the game, Clark said she didn’t have cynical intent leading up to the foul, and Reese agreed calling it “a basketball play.”
Depending on who you ask, the moment was either enthralling or disappointing. Fans may recall conversations about the physicality of the WNBA last season, as Clark was knocked around the court by veterans. It showed that women’s basketball is every bit as tough as the men’s game, and sometimes a foul is just a foul.
A moment like this isn’t always bad for anyone involved, including the players. Many say that these types of exchange drive up engagement, whether online or by attracting fans to WNBA arenas, which have enjoyed record attendance since Reese and Clark entered the league last season.
But there are, of course, different types of engagement. The increase in attention, scrutiny, and discourse can quickly take a downward turn, especially when women are involved.
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I thought nobody cared but the YouTube videos have millions of views
Is that CC in the middle? She must be a woman.
I did differentiate between an individual sport and a team sport.
You can take time off for having a baby and come back after that, or retire then have babies like Serena Williams did.
But what guy is going to put up with that, and have to wait until she’s in her 30s to have babies with her?
A woman having babies in her 30’s is fine.
Clijsters did it as did Serena and they both had excellent sports careers.
Not ideal. She's no longer in her prime. And she's not as fertile.
Or not.
She’s very fertile.
And at 35 of course she’s in her prime, just not for certain sports.
What a bunch of nonsense. Clark is a generational talent, and Reese is a hack. Just watching the two makes it obvious. Or so I’ve been told. I wouldn’t watch the WNBA on a bet.
An average high school boys basketball team can beat the best WNBA team.
Nice smiles.
Black hockey players.
“There is no rivalry. One is a superstar, the other is a has been before she was even a never was.”
Exactly.
And how does she keep her professional job?
B being a member of the Hansen family. (hockey reference)
A slap at the ball followed by a grab and twist with the right hand. A pretty good push in the back with the left. The description was pretty accurate.
Bingo. Reverse the races and no one would notice, much less write an article about it.
"Who own da Chiefs?"
LOL
Okay, WHAT.
https://media.distractify.com/brand-img/xYxclnoFW/0x0/caitlin-clark-parents-1680196675951.jpg
https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/2218461/caitlin-clark-breaks-silence.jpg
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