{"id":2616451,"date":"2026-06-19T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-angel-reese-shoves-caitlin-clark-then-mocks-her-as-long-running-rivalry-is-renewed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:35:08","slug":"watch-angel-reese-shoves-caitlin-clark-then-mocks-her-as-long-running-rivalry-is-renewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-angel-reese-shoves-caitlin-clark-then-mocks-her-as-long-running-rivalry-is-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Angel Reese Shoves Caitlin Clark, Then Mocks Her as Long-Running Rivalry Is Renewed"},"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\">28<\/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-shoves-caitlin-clark-then-mocks-her-as-long-running-rivalry-is-renewed%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=2616451&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 article discusses a renewed rivalry in women\u2019s basketball between WNBA players Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.This rivalry gained attention after a recent game in which Reese mocked Clark during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-lebron-james-appears-to-fake-getting-hit-on-head-to-draw-shooting-penalty-from-refs\/\" title=\"WATCH: LeBron James Appears To Fake Getting Hit On Head To Draw Shooting Penalty From Refs\">foul call<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighting ongoing tensions<\/a> that began during thier college years when Reese\u2019s LSU team defeated Clark\u2019s Iowa team.Their animosity has been emulated in the professional league, wiht broader cultural and racial debates fueled by media coverage and commentary, including opinions from sports analyst Jason Whitlock who has criticized both Clark\u2019s behavior and gender\/race dynamics in the league. The rivalry continues to develop with an upcoming rematch scheduled.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>The biggest rivalry in women\u2019s basketball added a new chapter Thursday, albeit under the radar.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the NBA Finals, and with the World Cup in full swing on North American soil, sports fans awakened Friday morning to the realization that yes, in fact, the three-year-old rivalry between WNBA stars Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-ties-wnba-record-indiana-fever-trounce-angel-reeses-atlanta-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> of the Indiana Fever remains a thing.<\/p>\n<p>During the Dream\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25442369-angel-reeses-dream-beat-caitlin-clarks-fever-final-box-score-stats-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">108-101 victory<\/a> over the Fever on Thursday night in Indiana, Reese reacted first with disbelief and then with mockery when an official called her for a foul on Clark.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred with 8:40 remaining in the second quarter and Atlanta clinging to a 31-29 lead.<\/p>\n<p>With the Fever in possession of the ball, Clark ran off a screen toward the top of the key. There, Reese, who guarded the screening player, had set up defensively.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/clarkca02w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a>, at 6\u20190\u2033 and 157 pounds, ran into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/r\/reesean01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reese<\/a> at 6\u20194\u2033 and listed at 165 pounds, the latter appeared to extend her right elbow, at which point Clark threw up her hands and stumbled, prompting a foul call.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-wnba-punishes-brittney-griner-manhandling-angel-reese-court-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reese<\/a> responded first by throwing her arms in the air and walking away. Then, she threw her head back in an exaggerated way and stuck out her tongue to mock Clark, who Reese clearly believed had embellished the contact between them.<\/p>\n<p>Clark finished the game with 26 points and 7 assists in a losing effort. The victorious Reese also had a strong statistical game with 21 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may watch the play in the following clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Angel \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jV4IrEwH7W\">pic.twitter.com\/jV4IrEwH7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shabazz \ud83d\udcab (@ShowCaseShabazz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShowCaseShabazz\/status\/2067761876730094077?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The rivalry began in 2023, when Reese\u2019s LSU Tigers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taunting-controversy-erupts-incident-final-seconds-womens-national-championship-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> Clark\u2019s Iowa Hawkeyes in the Women\u2019s NCAA Championship Game. At the end of that game, Reese went out of her way to taunt Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2024, Clark\u2019s Hawkeyes got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-clark-leads-iowa-back-final-four-scoring-41-points-94-87-win-defending-champion-lsu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenge<\/a> by knocking Reese\u2019s Tigers out of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Next, the rivalry followed the two women out of college and into their pro careers. By that point, Reese, who is black, and Clark, who is white, had become proxies for a larger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-wnba-trying-stir-racism-controversy-caitlin-clark-humiliated-angel-reese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media-driven debate<\/a> over \u201crace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-stephen-smith-goes-scorched-earth-wnba-mvp-insane-caitlin-clark-snub-heated-segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a> and its players did not help matters. In fact, they often left the impression that they would rather preserve their niche audience of black and LGBT women than see the league succeed on a grand scale because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-analyst-claims-fever-better-without-injured-caitlin-clark-wnba-ratings-plummet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark\u2019s popularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran sports analyst Jason Whitlock certainly has seen it that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we have to sacrifice the popularity of women\u2019s basketball to stay on message, to stay on agenda that this is a league dominated and controlled by black women and lesbian women and we\u2019re hostile to white women and heterosexual women, we will sacrifice popularity, attention, ratings, everything to stay on message,\u201d Whitlock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/shows\/fearless-with-jason-whitlock\/whitlock-wnba-sacrificing-clark-protect-black-lesbian-agenda?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=dlvr.it_x_theblaze&#038;tpcc=social_x-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> of the fledgling league as recently as May.<\/p>\n<p>The analyst, however, who has ranked among Clark\u2019s biggest champions, has not entirely let her off the hook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one has more black matriarchy fatigue than me. Seeing Caitlin Clark stick it to the black matriarchy basketball league was fun until I fully realized she was the baby of Steph Curry and Draymond Green with no intention of improving her behavior,\u201d Whitlock wrote Sunday on X, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lib-nba-star-stephen-curry-writes-letter-opposing-affordable-housing-next-30-million-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Curry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-draymond-green-gets-awkward-exchange-reporter-says-people-worried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draymond Green<\/a> of the NBA\u2019s Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No one has more black matriarchy fatigue than me. Seeing Caitlin Clark stick it to the black matriarchy basketball league was fun until I fully realized she was the baby of Steph Curry and Draymond Green with no intention of improving her behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitlock (@jasonwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jasonwhitlock\/status\/2066205920099471413?\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-whitlock-gregg-popovichs-communist-politics-gave-spurs-star-victim-mentality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitlock<\/a> elaborated while accusing a pro-Clark X user of \u201cidolatry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake her off the cross, man. This is sickening. Leave the cult. I really really liked CC. But I can\u2019t unsee the immaturity, the constant meltdowns and profanity. The lack of emotional growth. The overreaction to every bad foul call. Officiating is inconsistent and bad across the league. Idolatry makes fools of us all,\u201d Whitlock wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Take her off the cross, man. This is sickening. Leave the cult.<\/p>\n<p>I really really liked CC. But I can\u2019t unsee the immaturity, the constant meltdowns and profanity. The lack of emotional growth. The overreaction to every bad foul call. Officiating is inconsistent and bad across\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yOiwfln04x\">https:\/\/t.co\/yOiwfln04x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitlock (@jasonwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jasonwhitlock\/status\/2067969006976344106?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s Fever and Reese\u2019s Dream will square off again Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/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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