The professional league was always tough. But through the lens of popular rookies like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, it is unmatchable. The two hyped once NCAA athletes are trying to make their mark in the W while maintaining their numbers. But with the harrowing gaze of pressure somehow lasers through all the great things going around them. And amidst all that are the league veterans who some would argue are being too hard on the newcomers. Something proves that this happened to both Reese and Clark in the recent past. Subsequently, their fans are not sitting and taking the disrespect easily as they unite to go against the W.

Recently, an X user took to their account, sharing two instances where the physicality got the better of the rookies. They even asked the basketball fans to understand the difference between the two. According to them, what Caitlin Clark faced was not a foul play. Whereas what Reese went through was a cause that the people should have spoken up about. While that happened, the tweet suggests that their research wasn’t exactly thorough.

In Fever’s first game against the Storm, Seattle’s Ezi Magbegor hit the No. 22 on the head. The incident happened right before the second quarter was about to end. With the clock reading 3.2 seconds, Caitlin Clark went for a 3-foot driving layup. However, her efforts to reduce the difference from 38-44 went in vain as the All-Star blocked her shot. But with the follow-through, she hit Clark on her forehead, sending the rookie down to the floor. The news became big after the fact that Magbegor did not take any foul here.

Similarly, the reigning rebounding champion Alyssa Thomas shoved Angel Reese to the ground tonight. This incident garnered more frustration as in replays, the Sun’s power forward wrapped her hand around the rookie’s neck to push her away. The referee ejected Thomas in the late third quarter for the remainder of the game.

The user’s tweet gained a lot of traction, but primarily against their words as the fans of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in unison told them the facts.

Caitlin Clark and Reese’s fans unite for the right judgment

It is not a common sight to see the fanbase of two rivals come down together. However, the X user’s tweet did something like that. Seems like when the rookies can be together for their draft event, why can’t the fans when the occasion calls for it? Hence, one basketball follower commented that no one believes that what happened to Angel Reese is clean. They also said that both incidents were physical fouls that the referees should have called out. Writing, “lol I don’t think anyone who thought the CC play was a foul is also saying the Angel play was clean. One is worse than the other but they are both fouls.”

Another X user came into the comment section confused about what the person was trying to prove. They laid out the facts for them, suggesting that they did not even know what had happened. Then, the fan mentioned how in Caitlin Clark’s situation, the referee did not call foul on Magbegor. On the other hand, in Reese’s situation, the referee removed Thomas from the floor. This is exactly what the person wanted to convey and yet did not understand what was happening. They wrote, “And in the left situation no foul was called and in the right situation the player got ejected. What’s your point?”

A basketball follower straight up went for the user and said that they were not even watching the game and couldn’t even hide that. The fan also said that on a closer look, many are targeting both the rookies. This is something that the fans said about the Vegas vs Fever game as well. Tonight, Alysha Clark of Aces hit Caitlin Clark. However, the authorities quickly called her for an intentional foul. While in Reese’s case, the referees sent Thomas to the bench. The user said,“Na they both being targeted if we bein fr lmao u can tell they mad everybody watchin but not for them they cant even hide it”

This year’s draft class is often being accused of drawing a target on their backs. However, no one really did anything for the treatment they were getting except to play the sport. Hence, a fan spoke up on how the person was creating a false narrative just to deceive Angel Reese’s followers. They clearly spelled out that anyone who loves sports will not want a player to get hurt. They also followed their comment by asking the user why they were seeking negativity, writing, “Bro you are creative your own false narrative. No one is happy about Angel Reese getting rock bottom’ed & also the block on Caitlin was a foul. Why you gotta seek the negative ?”

The fact that Caitlin Clark’s foul did not get called was evidently not news as one fan asked a rhetorical question in the comment section. They asked the X user to tell them who got away with the physicality. They also asked them about who caught the flagrant foul. Bringing an equal perspective to what the user had posted, the fan set the record straight. They wrote, “Now tell me which was getting a flagrant foul and which one was getting away with it?” 

The physicality is one of the major changes that the rookies have to make as they transfer to the pros. Another is the rule change. Hence, most of the time when they wish for a foul to be called, it does not happen. But it is of course great to see the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese fans coming to a common ground and staying updated with the facts.

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