WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has brought up the every-rookie debate
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark gets fouled and points out what happened Sunday with
striker Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky.
Reese hit Clark in the head while Clark was driving to the basket for a layup. Reese has been violated
error and it has been upgraded to flagrant-1. It started a firestorm
on social networks.
Caitlin Clark, No. 22 of the Indiana Fever, and Angel Reese, No. 5 of the Chicago Sky, watch in
game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Imagephoto Emilee Chinn/Getty)
said Swoopes, who appeared on former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ “Gil’s Arena” podcast
fans and those talking about the WNBA cannot seem like Clark was assaulted.
“That’s the clip they want to post because they’ll get all the likes and reposts,but it was just a basketball game,” Swoopes said of Reese’s foul. “She hit her headShe, of course, has to upgrade to flagrant-1… Let’s continue playing football
basket?
“My thing is, every time Caitlin gets fouled, we can’t make her seem like itwas assaulted. Fouls are part of basketball. You can watch a lot of matches and playersand different clips…. A’ja Wilson when they played against Dallas, Aʻja’s nose and eyes were bleeding
black.
Swoopes then pointed to both Reese and Clark, saying the foul was just a basketball play.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed chats with basketball legend SherylSwoopes, right, after the press conference announcing the WNBA expansion franchise atSan Francisco Bay Area at the Chase Center in San Francisco on October 5, 2023. (D.Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports)”You go on social media and ‘Oh my God, she’s tryingtry to get her out, she should be suspended, who are you? And what did you do?” Reeseaffirmed that it had nothing to do with Clark’s foul. “I can’t control itreferees and obviously they influenced the game tonight a lot,” Reese said later
match. “You guys will probably play that clip about 20 times by Monday.”
“I think we put up a lot of points a lot of times and didn’t get a lot of calls,” added Reesecall. “Let’s go back and look back, I’ve seen a lot of calls that didn’t go through, I guess one
number of people have a special whistle.”
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, warms up before a game against the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
“It is what it is, you know, she’s trying to make a play on the ball and get the block,” Clark said. “I mean it happens and then those free throws when you have to shoot with nobody at the line are kind of hard. So I was just focusing on making those free throws.
