When asked about the face-off in a post-game interview, Carter replied, “I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions.”
For what it’s worth, Caitlin Clark appears to recognize the target on her back—whether its a matter of jealousy, as some fans believe, or simply a natural response to the number one draft pick’s talent on the court. “I think everybody’s physical with me,” Clark said during a recent press conference. “You know, they get away with things [that] probably, other people don’t get away with.”
Earlier this week, Angel Reese was on the receiving end of a particularly hard foul that did result in the ejection of Connecticut Sun player Alyssa Thomas. “It’s not just because I’m a rookie, I’m a player,” Reese told reporters after the game. “I’m a basketball player. They don’t give a damn if I’m a rookie. I want them to come at me every day. I want them to come at everybody. I mean, they’re not supposed to be nice to me. I hope you know that they’re not supposed to be nice to me or lay down because I’m Angel Reese or because I’m a rookie.”
Not everyone agrees with Reese’s assessment. “This is crazy,” one fan wrote in response to today’s viral foul. “I can understand hard fouls but between this and Alyssa Thomas attacking Angel Reese, it needs to stop. The league is growing because of this rookie class. Live with it old heads.”
Meanwhile, Phoenix Mercury player Natasha Cloud recently stuck up for the league, describing the discourse as “extremely hateful.”
“Y’all want us to hate each other so bad and that’s the furthest thing from the fucking truth,” she said in a recent press conference. “We love our sisters. This is a sisterhood [for] everyone that’s a part of this league, but [don’t] expect us to not go out and be dogs every single night when we step across those lines.”
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