Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s third career triple-double during Saturday’s season-opening win over Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky was somewhat overshadowed by a third-quarter flagrant foul that led to an immediate separation between the players.
Clark chopped Reese’s arm on a driving layup attempt to block her path to the basket at the 4:38 mark, pushing her to the floor. Reese immediately leaped to her feet, began screaming at Clark and Indiana’s Aliyah Boston stepped in between the two while tempers flared.
Clark’s foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 upon video review. Reese and Clark were asked about the foul in the aftermath, the latest chapter in the pair’s longstanding rivalry.
“Basketball play. Refs got it right. Move on,” Reese said before dismissing a follow-up question about the play.
Clark, who finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while blocking a career-high four shots, was a bit more descriptive in her assessment.
“It’s just a good take foul. Either Angel gets (a) wide-open two points or we send them to the free throw line,” Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe. “Nothing malicious about it. Every basketball player knows that.”
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