Angel Reese’s Flagrant Foul on Caitlin Clark Has Fans Begging for People to Act Normal

Kristen Wong | Jun 16, 2024

Screengrab on Twitter/ @CBSSports

The Indiana Fever’s matchup against the Chicago Sky on Sunday was bound for drama, one way or another.

In the third quarter, Sky’s Angel Reese fouled Fever’s Caitlin Clark while Clark was driving to the basket. Reese’s foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 after official review.

In the slow-motion replay, Reese appeared to hit Clark’s head from behind as Clark was leaping for the lay-up. It looked like a standard flagrant foul with no additional malice or bad intentions; however, many fans on social media may beg to differ. 

Caitlin Clark is fouled while driving to the basket pic.twitter.com/U9TvoFUoD3

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 16, 2024

In the wake of what can feel like incessant controversy surrounding Clark and the WNBA, Reese’s flagrant foul has prompted more level-headed sorts on social media to plead for people to act normal. Reese’s flagrant foul on Clark was just that—nothing more.

Take a look at some of the social media responses to the foul.

Angel Reese flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark

I advise you to avoid Twitter for the rest of the day

— RB (@RyB_311) June 16, 2024

Pretty standard flagrant 1, but that clip will air on Fox News 2684 times this week.

— Jason Timpf (@_JasonLT) June 16, 2024

Please no thinkpiece I’m praying

— year 22 (@johnrivers131) June 16, 2024

Flagrant 1.

Correct call.

It was clearly a basketball play. #WNBA pic.twitter.com/niDJUzbwTs

— Vanshay Murdock 🎥🎥 (@VanshayM) June 16, 2024

It's a Flagrant 1. I'm cool with that! Lord! Please don't let the timeline make it bigger than it need to be. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

— . (@yanab0015) June 16, 2024

Meg nails it. This is the extent of the conversation to be had. It was a flagrant 1 with no malicious intent. Went for the ball, missed, got her head. Basketball play. Move on. https://t.co/HjEZ2brs1i

— Caroline Darney (@cwdarney) June 16, 2024

now going to have to see think pieces on the timeline for the next 24 hours over angel reese flagrant 1 foul on caitlin clark even though it deserved to be a flagrant foul…pic.twitter.com/DNmkrO5eIO https://t.co/6HoR6gYDxw

— 🧘🏾‍♂️ (@bdrip1k) June 16, 2024

After the game, Fever coach Christie Sides commented on Reese’s flagrant foul.

“The right call was made in that moment,” Sides said. “Just make the right call in those moments and we can move forward. When we don’t make the right call in those moments, that’s when there’s a problem.”