While Caitlin Clark’s post-season run might have ended, the drama has surely not. The Chicago Sky star Angel Reese recently took to X calling out Indiana and Clark fans for bullying her. If that wasn’t enough, even the Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas expressed her concern about Clark’s fans, opining that their behavior carries hurtful undertones. Adding fuel to the fire was DiJonai Carrington, who had to face the wrath of fans after she had mistakenly poked the former NCAA Queen in the eye during Game 1 of the playoffs. However, in a recent chat session, Clark slammed her fans for crossing the lines.

“It’s definitely upsetting. Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats. Those aren’t fans. Those are trolls.… The people in our league, the organization, the WNBA. But there are a lot of really good fans whether they have been fans for 20+ years or whether they are new fans in our league. I think continuing to uplift this league in a very positive manner in a very positive light is the best thing that we can do,” mentioned the point guard.

She further added, “There are so many great players, so many great teams, so many great positive storylines that can read and celebrated and for me that’s why we became a fan of the league. These people are my idols, I grew up wanting to be like them so… I think continuing to uplift it, representing it in a positive way is the best thing we can do,” Clark stated on Friday during a presser at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The former ‘NCAA Queen’ was looking to angle a pass across to her teammate Aliyah Boston during a game against the Sun when Carrington predicted the move. While Clark made sure her pass reached Boston, she couldn’t handle what Carrington did. The Connecticut guard, in an attempt to make a play on the ball, mistakenly poked Clark’s eye. However, the referee didn’t call a foul.

Post the incident, the Fever lost the game by a blowout margin of 93-69 and many fans opined that it was due to Carrington who had purposefully hurt Clark. Furthermore, fans took to social media platforms to slam the Baylor alum, especially since a black eye was apparent on the rookie.

While some fans questioned Carrington and the W for not awarding her a foul, others simply went ahead to call her names and make it a bigger issue. The 2024 Most Improved Player then took to Instagram on Thursday to share the threatening emails and messages she had been receiving after the incident.

Later, after Game 2 where the Sun swept the Fever out of the post-season action, Thomas stated that she hadn’t received such sorts of “racial comments” before. “I’ve never been called the things that I’ve been called on social media and there’s no place for it,” the ‘triple-double machine’ enumerated. This, once again, pointed out how some of the Fever loyalists were up to indecent behavior. Hence, Clark’s recent statement biting out trolls was necessary. Meanwhile, Reese also took to X to share her side of the story.

Angel Reese puts the spotlight on her experience

The rivalry between Reese and Clark started from the NCAA 2022-23 Finale when the LSU Tigers battled it out against the Iowa Hawkeyes. When Reese did John Cena’s ‘You Can’t See Me’ move and pointed to her ring finger, many fans took to social media platforms to diss the forward. While the intense reactions from fans can be justified, what cannot be taken in stride is that Reese was called names that carried unsavory undertones.

Since then, whenever the two have clashed or Reese has come in the way of the Des Moines born, fans have often criticized the Baltimore native. Even after the Lady Tigers were eliminated from the Elite Eight this year, an emotional Reese had divulged her side of the story, though without blaming Clark fans at that time. And now that, the Fever followers were put into the spotlight, Reese once again shared her story.

“Y’all know I’ve been going through this for the last 2 years but was told ‘save the tears’ & ‘stop playing the victim. Y’all a little late to the party and could have tried to put out this fire way before it started,” Reese posted on X while sharing a video where ESPN’s Andraya Carter calls out those making hurtful comments. The number seven pick of the year had also supported a video on TikTok previously where she had sided with a user who had slammed Clark fans for their actions.

And now with her move, she has once again shared how negative Clark’s rivalry has been for her. Hopefully, now that Carrington and Thomas have also shared their side of the story with Clark slamming the trolls, the fans who have been creating a negative atmosphere might just pause and rethink the repercussions of their actions. As for the ones who truly enjoy the sport, the WNBA, Clark, and all the other league stars have a welcoming stance.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger.