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Caitlin Clark Addresses Critics of Angel Reese's Actions After National Title Game

The Iowa guard spoke with ESPN Tuesday afternoon.
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Caitlin Clark Addresses Critics of Angel Reese's Actions After National Title Game
Caitlin Clark Addresses Critics of Angel Reese's Actions After National Title Game

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Sunday's national championship between LSU and Iowa marked a watershed moment for women's sports, in large part due to the glut of water-cooler discussions its many storylines generated.

One such storyline came near the end of the Tigers' 102–85 win, when LSU forward Angel Reese pointed to her ring finger and mocked Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark's favorite celebration—WWE great John Cena's "you can't see me" move.

While many took offense to Reese’s actions, Clark didn't, telling ESPN as such Tuesday afternoon.

"I don't think Angel should be criticized at all. No matter what way it goes, she should never be criticized for what she did. I compete, she competed," Clark said. “It was a super, super fun game. I think that's what's going to bring more people to our game."

And bring people to the game it did—9.9 million in all, the largest television audience in women's basketball history.

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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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