Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese was assessed a Flagrant 1 foul after hitting Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the head as she was driving to the basket in the third quarter of Sunday’s game.
The incident happened when the Fever had a 63-62 lead with just under three minutes remaining in the third quarter. Reese was coming from behind while teammate Isabelle Harrison was also going for the ball. The former LSU star seemed to attempt a block but hit Clark’s head instead. Officials originally called a personal foul and after a review they upgraded it to a Flagrant 1.
“It was a basketball play. I can’t control the refs. They affected the game obviously a lot today,” Reese said after the game. “I’m always going for the ball. Y’all are going to play that clip 20 times before Monday.”
The call was not upgraded to a Flagrant 2 because that would have required unecessary and excessive contact, and Reese would have automatically been ejected from the game.
During the postgame press conference, Clark said she did not think Reese…
