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WNBA Fans Accuse Caitlin Clark Of Snubbing Angel Reese originally appeared on The Spun.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese didn’t square off on Tuesday night, but WNBA fans still had an awful lot to say about their rivalry.
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Since the Iowa-LSU national title game in 2023, Clark and Reese have shared plenty of intense battles on the hardwood. For the most part though, they’ve always managed to say the right things about each other.
“I think it’s just competition, it’s been competition since college,” Reese said in November 2024. “Being able to play against Caitlin, I’ve been playing against Caitlin since we were probably in eighth or ninth grade. We both were really competitive in AAU. I went to Maryland, she went to Iowa so we competed there and then finally being able to compete in the national championship. People don’t know the legacy of us being able to play against each other for a really long time.”
That being said, WNBA fans are convinced Clark genuinely dislikes Reese. They came to that conclusion during Tuesday night’s draft for the 2025 All-Star Game.
Clark had plenty of opportunities to draft Reese to her team for the All-Star Game on July 19. Instead, it was Napheesa Collier who selected the Chicago Sky forward in the later stages of the draft.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JUNE 16: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky look on during a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)Emilee Chinn/Getty Images
Some WNBA fans accused Clark of intentionally passing over Reese during Tuesday’s draft.
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“Caitlin Clark did everything not to take Angel Reese,” one fan said. “I didn’t know she was like that.”
“We know Caitlin wasn’t gonna choose Angel Reese,” a second fan proclaimed.
“Caitlin could’ve picked Angel, didn’t. They obviously don’t like each other, so why play the PR game and try to fake some friendship,” a third fan wrote.
Another fan asked, “Soooo we not gonna talk about Caitlin Clark passing up on Angel Reese Twice?”
Clark and Reese shared the floor during last year’s WNBA All-Star Game. Fans were hoping to see them back on the same squad later this month, but obviously that won’t be the case.
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Did Clark snub Reese? We’ll never truly know, even if it’s a popular theory in the WNBA community.
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WNBA Fans Accuse Caitlin Clark Of Snubbing Angel Reese first appeared on The Spun on Jul 9, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
