{"id":2437121,"date":"2025-05-20T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-and-the-wnba-are-trying-to-stir-a-racism-controversy-after-caitlin-clark-humiliated-angel-reese\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:00:11","slug":"espn-and-the-wnba-are-trying-to-stir-a-racism-controversy-after-caitlin-clark-humiliated-angel-reese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-and-the-wnba-are-trying-to-stir-a-racism-controversy-after-caitlin-clark-humiliated-angel-reese\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN and the WNBA Are Trying to Stir a Racism Controversy After Caitlin Clark Humiliated Angel Reese"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fespn-and-the-wnba-are-trying-to-stir-a-racism-controversy-after-caitlin-clark-humiliated-angel-reese%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=2437121&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>The text discusses a recent incident in a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, focusing on a heated exchange between players Caitlin clark and Angel Reese. Clark, the reigning rookie of the year, had a standout performance, achieving a triple-double, while Reese faced criticism for her play. A flagrant foul by Clark against Reese prompted an emotional reaction from Reese, who was visibly upset and confronted Clark during the game.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, the WNBA issued a vague statement condemning racism, which led to speculation about whether it related to the game or events in the stands. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-detained-as-person-of-interest-in-rape-of-13-year-old-girl-at-park\/\" title=\"Un...ed Immigrant Held as Suspect in Assault of Teen at Park\">article highlights concerns<\/a> about the media&#8217;s narrative, particularly from ESPN, which emphasized racial undertones in the incident without concrete evidence. Critics argue that the league&#8217;s lack of clarity on the issue has fueled unnecessary controversy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critical-race-theory-teaches-kids-to-hate-each-other-and-the-proof-is-on-the-playground\/\" title=\"Critical ... Theory Teaches Kids To Hate Each Other, And The Proof Is On The Playground\">heightened racial tensions<\/a>, drawing parallels to various <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile racism-related incidents<\/a> that frequently enough turn out to be exaggerated or unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the commentary reflects frustration over the media&#8217;s handling of race in sports and suggests that the narrative may distract from the actual events and performances on the court. The piece concludes with a critique of how the incident has been exploited for sensationalized news.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Have you guys noticed it, too?<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to define, but let&rsquo;s call it the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nascars-bubba-wallace-speaks-fbi-declares-not-victim-hate-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nigerian-brothers-helped-jussie-smollett-stage-hoax-call-star-big-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smollett<\/a> Paradox&rdquo; and it goes something like this: Despite fervent outcries from the left that &ldquo;racism&rdquo; is as rampant as it is systemic, every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-nba-is-investigating-after-g-league-player-jeremy-lin-says-he-was-called-coronavirus-on-court\/\" title=\"The NBA Is Investigating After G-League Player Jeremy Lin Says He Was Called \u2018Coronavirus\u2019 On Court\">high-profile incident<\/a> of said &ldquo;racism&rdquo; almost invariably ends up, best-case, much ado about nothing, or worst-case, an actual hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Weird.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it&rsquo;ll be interesting to see whether that paradox holds true after what happened Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a sane world, all there would be to report about a WNBA game was that Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever humiliated Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in a 93-58 rout that somehow wasn&rsquo;t even as close as that score would suggest.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Clark &mdash; the reigning WNBA rookie of the year &mdash; put up a triple-double (20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), while Reese almost shot the game date (she went 5\/14 from the field, en route to another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-break-records-ones-snap-speaks-volumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empty calorie<\/a> double-double).<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reese-held-back-caitlin-clark-takes-flagrant-foul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a hard foul<\/a> in the game.<\/p>\n<p>In a sequence of events late in the game, Reese shoved Fever forward Aliyah Boston out of the way for a rebound.<\/p>\n<p>It was a clear foul, and Clark, who was in the vicinity, stopped playing because she couldn&rsquo;t believe a foul wasn&rsquo;t called. When she noticed it was still a live ball and that Reese was going for the hoop, she fouled the Sky star.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark received a flagrant foul on this play.<\/p>\n<p>Aliyah Boston and Angel Reese received offsetting technical fouls. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jzQYEW92TW\">pic.twitter.com\/jzQYEW92TW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1923842584293585171?\">May 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(For most basketball fans, it was a hard playoff foul. The referees eventually upgraded it to a flagrant foul, but the softness pervading sports is a separate rant for a separate piece.)<\/p>\n<p>An incensed Reese had to seemingly be held back by teammates as she tried to tell off Clark for the stiff foul. For Clark, it was a bit of an insult to injurious final score as she easily got the win against her rival in the first tilt of their sophomore seasons.<\/p>\n<p>But Clark was also just doing her job, trying to prevent Reese from scoring. Any player of any skin color would have &mdash; should have &mdash; done the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it was likely also a bit of payback for some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hit-nasty-foul-gets-launched-rematch-angel-reeses-team-gets-rough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shenanigans<\/a> the Sky pulled on her as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, heated rivals don&rsquo;t like each other &mdash; more news at 11. But seriously, that should&rsquo;ve been the end of it.<\/p>\n<p>But no. Surely you already see where this is going.<\/p>\n<p>As noted on the Monday morning news\/outrage cycle on ESPN, the WNBA felt compelled to put out some vague statement alleging racism seemingly against the Fever crowd &mdash; as if Reese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reese-rips-media-making-wnba-villain-gets-major-reality-check-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">needed any more<\/a> of that sort of self-victim ammunition:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The following has been released by the WNBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgSImP1x3Y\">pic.twitter.com\/LgSImP1x3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WNBA Communications (@WNBAComms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBAComms\/status\/1924160439635636340?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms &mdash; they have no place in our league or in society. We are aware of the allegations and are looking into the matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear whether the statement refers to something that happened on the court or in the stands, and the WNBA has not elaborated since the statement was released.<\/p>\n<p>While Indiana was never named specifically, there was only one weekend game that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-blames-caitlin-clark-fans-death-threats-accuses-racism-wild-segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">any racial overtones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN, which has never heard a dog whistle that doesn&rsquo;t make it salivate, pounced on this story on multiple levels, tying it to the Clark-Reese rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>(And yes, other networks are just as guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmanuelAcho\/status\/1924502644238041272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this nonsense<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McNuttMonica?\">@McNuttMonica<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiney?\">@chiney<\/a>  a message after Caitlin Clark&rsquo;s flagrant foul on Angel Reese in Sky-Fever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ND4sLCexEF\">pic.twitter.com\/ND4sLCexEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Get Up (@GetUpESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetUpESPN\/status\/1924455659522638276?\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ESPN&rsquo;s Monica McNutt and Chiney Ogwumike took time on &ldquo;Get Up&rdquo; to give these completely baseless accusations oxygen, because of course they did.<\/p>\n<p>But none of the network made this a bigger race issue that the ESPN analyst and ex-Pittsburgh Steeler safety Ryan Clark, who took to his podcast to say that anyone not married to a black woman (in this case, independent sports content creator and former NFL star Robert Griffin III, who claimed that Reese &ldquo;hates&rdquo; Clark) can&rsquo;t have a valid opinion on this dispute because of &hellip; race, or something.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RGIII saying he could recognize &ldquo;hate when &lsquo;he&rsquo; see(s) it&rdquo;, when referring to Angel Reese&rsquo;s feelings toward Caitlin Clark was irresponsible, but not at all surprising. Clark&rsquo;s the biggest star in women&rsquo;s basketball, &amp; deservedly so. No need to beat up Reese to add shine to it.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u2IDFwctf0\">pic.twitter.com\/u2IDFwctf0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realrclark25\/status\/1924472953648934961?\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all insanely offensive stuff (RGIII is married to a white woman and therefore has biracial children), but it&rsquo;s even more infuriating because <em><strong>we have no clue what the WNBA is talking about.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s actually a massive dereliction of duty for the league not to specifically cite what happened, because otherwise, conjecture and gossip will run wild and that&rsquo;s not fair to Clark, her fans, the Fever crowd &mdash; or the WNBA, which is being widely mocked for conjuring this &ldquo;racism&rdquo; out of thin air.<\/p>\n<p>Look, is there a non-zero chance that some dumb, drunk fan yelled a slur or something? Of course, there is. But there&rsquo;s also a non-zero chance of you winning back-to-back lotteries.<\/p>\n<p>Until some receipts are provided, these race hustlers masquerading as sports outlets are diving headfirst into exacerbating race tensions based on <em>nothing<\/em>. Zilch. Nada.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s embarrassing that this story has become what it is in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also not a surprise that ESPN is still desperately grasping for relevancy like this in an age where more people are becoming aware of the &ldquo;Bubba\/Smollett Paradox,&rdquo; because that appears to be the only arrow they have in their quiver.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s a darn shame for the once-venerable network.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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It&#8217;s difficult to articulate, but let&#8217;s refer to it as the &#8220;Bubba\/Smollett Paradox.&#8221; Essentially, despite strong claims from the left that &#8220;racism&#8221; is both widespread and systemic, nearly every notable incident of alleged &#8220;racism&#8221; tends to result in either a minor issue or, at worst, a complete hoax. It&#8217;s quite strange. It will be intriguing to see if this paradox continues after Saturday&#8217;s events. 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