The on-court rivalry between star rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark continues to warmth up.
The Indiana Fever hosted the Chicago Sky on Sunday, marking the second time the groups have confronted off this season. Clark drove to the basket with lower than three minutes remaining within the third quarter.
However as Clark tried to make a layup, she was whacked within the head by Reese.
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Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky celebrates in the course of the sport towards the Indiana Fever on June 16, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Referees then reviewed the play and assessed with a Flagrant 1.
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Reese’s foul comes on the heels of a controversial laborious foul within the first matchup of the season between the Sky and Fever.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever celebrates a basket in the course of the first half towards the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: Person expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this {photograph}, Person is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Photos License Settlement.
Sky guard Chennedy Carter made a basket late within the third quarter. She then shifted to protection and commenced guarding Clark, who was making an attempt to get open to obtain an inbound cross.
The extent of physicality Caitlin Clark has confronted in the course of the first handful of video games of her rookie WNBA season has been a sizzling matter.
“I believe all people is bodily with me, they get away with issues that in all probability different folks do not get away with,” Clark mentioned on Might 28 after the Fever misplaced to the Los Angeles Sparks.
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The Fever defeated the Sky for a second time this season on Sunday.
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