Angel Reese finished with five fouls and extended her double-double streak to six games despite the flagrant foul. She expressed frustration with the officiating.
Angel Reese of Indiana Fever was assessed a flagrant foul for hitting Caitlin Clark of Chicago Sky in the head during a block attempt.
Flagrant fouls marred Indiana Fever's 91-83 victory over Chicago Sky on June 16, 2024.
In a closely contested game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, tensions ran high as Angel Reese was assessed a flagrant foul for hitting Caitlin Clark in the head during a block attempt. The incident occurred in the third quarter of the Fever's 91-83 victory over the Sky on Sunday. This is not the first time a physical altercation has taken place between these two WNBA stars, as Chennedy Carter was assessed a flagrant one foul on Clark earlier in the year. Despite receiving a flagrant foul, there were no hard feelings postgame between Reese and Clark. The Chicago Sky's Angel Reese finished with five fouls and extended her double-double streak to six games, tying the rookie record. However, she was frustrated with the officiating, stating that they affected the game a lot tonight. In total, there were four flagrant fouls called in this game.
Angel Reese described the foul on Caitlin Clark as 'a basketball play'
Reese was frustrated with the officiating and stated 'they affected the game a lot tonight'
The incident came after Carter's controversial foul on Clark in their previous meeting
Reese finished with 13 rebounds, one off her career high
Accuracy
Angel Reese described the foul as 'a basketball play'.
The right call was made regarding Reese's foul.
Reese finished with 13 rebounds.
Deception
(30%)
The author makes editorializing statements by quoting Reese's opinion that the foul was 'just a basketball play' and her criticism of the officiating. He also reports selectively by focusing on Reese's frustration with the calls without mentioning Clark's similar reaction or any context about the number or severity of other fouls in the game.
Reese: 'I can't control the refs... I'm always going for the ball. But y'all going to play that clip 20 times before Monday.'
The author reports Reese's criticism of the officiating without mentioning Clark or any context about other fouls in the game.
Angel Reese describes her flagrant 1 on Caitlin Clark as 'just a basketball play'
Fallacies
(85%)
Angel Reese made the statement 'I guess some people got a special whistle' which is an appeal to authority fallacy. She is implying that there are biased referees who are favoring one team over the other. However, she does not provide any evidence to support this claim.
