Albert Einstein once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
The perpetuation of a supposed rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese has led to a cycle of insanity with no end in sight. Everyone feels the need to weigh in. Everyone feels as if they know what they’re talking about. Even those who probably think a “pick and roll” is something you order off the menu are basketball experts.
What has happened is that we are caught in a lurch from which we can’t escape, as everyone is saying the same things. “Reese hates Clark!” “Clark hates Reese!” “Good vs. Evil.” “Black vs. White.”
That supposed simmering tension between the two stars rose back to the surface this past Saturday during the season opener between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever.
In the third quarter, Clark fouled Reese hard as she was going for the basket. Reese was visibly angry, and Clark walked the other way without looking back at Reese. Reese was heard saying, “What the f*** is wrong with you?” to Clark, who was assessed a flagrant foul. Both players acknowledged that it was a basketball foul and not rooted in any underlying animosity.
The Fever defeated the Sky by 30 points, but the actual game…
