Caitlin Clark (Photo via ESPN)
Fans who wanted more beef in the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese feud certainly weren’t disappointed on Saturday.

The well-documented feud between the two stars dates back to the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship game, when Angel Reese taunted Caitlin Clark after leading the LSU Tigers to a 102-85 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The WNBA did its fans a huge favor by scheduling Clark’s Indiana Fever against Reese’s Chicago Sky in the season opener. And during the third quarter of Saturday’s contest, tempers flared when Clark committed a flagrant foul against Reese:

After leading the Fever to a 93-58 blowout victory, Caitlin Clark threw some shade at Angel Reese by explaining that it was simply a smart foul to commit.

“It’s just a good take foul, you know? Either Angel gets wide open two points, or we send them to the free throw line. Nothing malicious about it. It’s just a good take foul. Every basketball player knows that.”

Reese made headlines last year when she told reporters that people aren’t following women’s basketball simply because of one person (Clark), but also because of her. When a reporter asked Reese about the comments earlier this week, she declined to respond.

Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese Will Next Meet On June 7

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)

Basketball fans won’t have to wait much longer for the next installment of the Clark-Reese rivalry, as the Sky and Fever will next square off on June 7.

VIDEO: Angel Reese Was About To Knock Out Caitlin Clark After Dirty Foul Knocked Her To The Floor

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (Photos via ESPN)

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have picked up right where they left off. In fact, they’ve actually ramped things up, as the former Iowa Hawkeyes star showed her rival a new side to her in their opening game on Saturday afternoon.

Clark, who found herself on the end of some harsh physicality during her rookie season, spent her offseason getting stronger in the gym and wasted little time sending a message to Reese and any would-be bully, hitting the Sky forward with a hefty foul late in the contest.

The Fever and Sky faced off to open their 2025 WNBA seasons in what was a no-brainer scheduling decision for the league. The game lived up to the hype in terms of the expected feistiness, but it was an easy win for Indiana, who blew Reese and the Sky out 93-58.

With less than five minutes left in the third quarter, Reese was attempting to score from the post after snatching a rebound but was fouled by Clark, who sent her sprawling.

Angel Reese Really Sold It After Getting Fouled By Caitlin Clark

Caitling Clark and Angel Reese (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

If we’re being honest, Reese’s seemed a bit theatrical as the foul, while hard, didn’t look like it should have sent her flailing the way she did.

She made it very clear that she didn’t appreciate the hit, springing up and snapping on Caitlin, while the referee and other Fever players got between them.

They can’t claim there’s nothing going on after this.