{"id":2269301,"date":"2024-06-17T07:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-angel-reese-viciously-slaps-down-caitlin-clark-during-brutal-foul-as-rivalry-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T07:17:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:17:59","slug":"watch-angel-reese-viciously-slaps-down-caitlin-clark-during-brutal-foul-as-rivalry-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-angel-reese-viciously-slaps-down-caitlin-clark-during-brutal-foul-as-rivalry-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Angel Reese Forcefully Blocks Caitlin Clark in Intense Foul as Rivalry Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-angel-reese-viciously-slaps-down-caitlin-clark-during-brutal-foul-as-rivalry-heats-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269301&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u200drecent WNBA game, \u2063Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever \u2062once again \u200ccame\u2062 under \u200daggressive \u200bplay by the Chicago Sky, specifically Angel Reese, who elbowed Clark in the \u2063head during a layup. This incident\u2064 ended with Clark on the floor\u2063 and Reese being called for a flagrant\u200d 1 \u2062foul. The incident was criticized online, suggesting \u200bReese may have been targeting Clark due to jealousy of Clark&#8217;s rising popularity. This marked another rough game for Clark, who has previously \u2064been targeted by Chicago Sky players. Despite receiving physical blows, Clark remains \u200dnon-retaliatory, focusing instead on the\u2063 game.\u2064 Prominent figures \u200dand social media\u200d commentators condemned the play, highlighting the need \u200cfor better support and protection for Clark by her teammates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 17, 2024 at 3:44am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Caitlin Clark won. Again.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-white-not-lesbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese<\/a> of the WNBA\u2019s Chicago Sky made her way into the story of the Clark\u2019s Indiana Fever defeating by whacking Clark upside the head while allegedly trying to block a shot.<\/p>\n<p>The 91-83 final score marked the second straight game between the two teams where Clark took a beating and the Fever beat the Sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a part of basketball,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/team-usa-defends-snubbing-caitlin-clark-backlash-team-wants-good-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> said after the game, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/basketball\/wnba\/fever\/2024\/06\/16\/caitlin-clark-hit-head-angel-reese-flagrant-1-foul-indiana-fever-chicago-sky-wnba\/74117732007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Star<\/a>. \u201cIt is what it is. Trying to make a play on the ball, get the block. It happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video <a href=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js%22%20charset=%22utf-8%22%3e%3c\/script%3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a> shows Reese \u2014 who became infamous for taunting Clark in an NCAA final in 2022 as her LSU team defeated Clark\u2019s Iowa squad \u2014 coming nowhere near the ball in a swing that connected with Clark\u2019s head, sending Clark to the floor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark is fouled while driving to the basket <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9TvoFUoD3\">pic.twitter.com\/U9TvoFUoD3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Sports (@CBSSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports\/status\/1802391960210026690?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was not the first time Reese has crossed a line against Clark, whose Iowa team this year defeated Reese and LSU out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/millions-watched-caitlin-clark-angel-reese-beating-average-viewers-nba-playoff-games-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA tournament Final Four<\/a>. In a June 1 game when Chicago Sky teammate Chennedy Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hit-violent-cheap-shot-angel-reese-appears-celebrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoulder-butted Clark<\/a> to the floor, Reese was up off the bench cheering.<\/p>\n<p>Reese\u2019s play Sunday was roundly condemned online.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Caitlin Clark being targeted?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWNBA player Angel Reese viciously elbows Caitlin Clark in the head as she goes in for a layup. Reese could be seen completely missing the ball and making contact with Clark\u2019s head instead. She was called for a flagrant 1,\u201d conservative commentator Colin Rugg <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/collinrugg\/status\/1802396846251487726?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe move comes as more and more WNBA players are becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/team-usa-defends-snubbing-caitlin-clark-backlash-team-wants-good-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jealous of Clark\u2019s fame<\/a>. During a previous matchup between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever, Reese was seen celebrating after Clark got cheap shotted by Chennedy Carter,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: WNBA player Angel Reese viciously elbows Caitlin Clark in the head as she goes in for a layup.<\/p>\n<p>Reese could be seen completely missing the ball and making contact with Clark\u2019s head instead.<\/p>\n<p>She was called for a flagrant 1.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as more and more WNBA players\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VOmjloMTRX\">pic.twitter.com\/VOmjloMTRX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1802396846251487726?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And it wasn\u2019t just Reese who was targeting Clark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChicago Sky doing Chicago Sky stuff,\u201d sports commentator Dave Portnoy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1802375550125658378?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a> in a shot of Clark being roughed up by two Sky players as she drove to the basket on another play.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/16\/sports\/caitlin-clarks-teammate-comes-to-her-defense-after-hard-foul-by-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted, Fever guard Kristy Wallace stalked toward the Chicago players as if standing up for Clark.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chicago Sky doing Chicago Sky stuff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0OVDYtulxV\">pic.twitter.com\/0OVDYtulxV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1802375550125658378?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carter\u2019s hit on Clark in the June 1 game brought to a boil the simmering anger that WNBA players seemed to be bent on whacking Clark around. So far, Clark has vented now and then about the hits, but never retaliated.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s basketball legend <a href=\"https:\/\/wbhof.com\/famers\/nancy-lieberman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Lieberman<\/a> said after the Carter cheap shot that she would have taken a more direct approach to the bullying, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2024\/06\/05\/nancy-lieberman-blasts-hard-foul-on-caitlin-clark-wnba\/73987412007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Arizona Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were Caitlin Clark, I would\u2019ve punched her in the face,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cBut I\u2019m from New York and I would\u2019ve told her to (expletive) off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that would actually cure the problem because I\u2019ve known Chennedy since she was here in high school here in Dallas. She\u2019s a tough kid. She\u2019s a really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wear-whatever-you-want-brad-stevens-denies-kanter-freedoms-claim-that-celtics-asked-him-to-remove-custom-shoes\/\" title=\"\u2018Wear Whatever You Want\u2019: Brad Stevens Denies Kanter Freedom\u2019s Claim That Celtics Asked Him To Remove Custom Shoes\">good basketball player<\/a>. She\u2019s gonna come after you because she\u2019s very physical, which is OK. But damn, where\u2019s Caitlin Clark\u2019s teammates?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark triumphed once more, but Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky stole the spotlight during the Indiana Fever&#8217;s 91-83 victory. 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