{"id":302210,"date":"2024-06-04T00:46:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T05:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/angel-reese-says-caitlin-clark-not-only-reason-wnbas-popular-i-deserve-credit-too"},"modified":"2024-06-04T00:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T05:47:09","slug":"angel-reese-says-caitlin-clark-not-only-reason-wnbas-popular-i-deserve-credit-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/angel-reese-says-caitlin-clark-not-only-reason-wnbas-popular-i-deserve-credit-too","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese Says Caitlin Clark Not Solely Cause WNBA&#039;s Well-liked, I Deserve Credit score, Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"54.6236162362\">\n<section id=\"cb-2ec981aac5a1844a50bf6c80d9d549a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1154b14d-c2ce-42d4-9f47-b5cbcb31e5bc-1331166706-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-1154b14d-c2ce-42d4-9f47-b5cbcb31e5bc-1331166706-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Angel Reese\" alt=\"Angel Reese\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/19\/16by9\/2024\/06\/03\/19c07ab4d66348edb8985d33387cee5b_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Chicago Sky<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ec981aac5a1844a50bf6c80d9d549a9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2ba86ee7fe2f690a59f2faaa15c0e386\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.8072289157\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/angel-reese\/\"><strong>Angel Reese<\/strong><\/a> wants people to put respect on her name &#8230; the star Chicago Sky rookie feels she deserves credit for making the WNBA popular now, not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/caitlin-clark\/\"><strong>Caitlin Clark<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ba86ee7fe2f690a59f2faaa15c0e386--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8f1e4c641ee5a8275ebd799369e6c25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.5525291829\">\n<p>Reese&#8217;s remarks come just days after her first game against Clark &#8212; which definitely wasn&#8217;t without controversy &#8212; as Angel&#8217;s teammate <strong>Chennedy Carter<\/strong> took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/06\/01\/angel-reese-applauds-cheap-shot-caitlin-clark-during-insane-sky-fever-wnba-game\/\"><strong>a cheap shot<\/strong><\/a> at the number one overall pick, resulting in a flagrant foul, and a bunch of criticism.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8f1e4c641ee5a8275ebd799369e6c25--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f31c6bfdc888fe481edf81c101427997\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The ire wasn&#8217;t only directed at Carter &#8230; Reese also got her fair share for her reaction to the hard foul. She was asked about what happened during Saturday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f31c6bfdc888fe481edf81c101427997--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7b0b259a65d67f48da3c4f1fc760867f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240603_3c260fcaf8bb41d79859d81794ae1d8e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9646e00e-d97f-4c75-bee9-e9168c2e84d4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/4by3\/2024\/06\/03\/3c260fcaf8bb41d79859d81794ae1d8e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"caitlin clark vs angel reese\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7b0b259a65d67f48da3c4f1fc760867f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5ad97059df734183fb8ad42ca30bfa2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;It all started from the national championship game,&#8221; Reese said after practice on Monday, adding, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been dealing with this for two years now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c5ad97059df734183fb8ad42ca30bfa2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ff35447a2594bc26726a589d85d568e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>Reese explained she will always be the &#8220;bad guy&#8221; &#8230; and she&#8217;s okay with that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ff35447a2594bc26726a589d85d568e5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-26e62bdd3253ae9bdec7bfe5c9588921\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll take that [role] because look where women&#8217;s basketball is. People are talkin&#8217; about women&#8217;s basketball that you would never think to talk about women&#8217;s basketball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26e62bdd3253ae9bdec7bfe5c9588921--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0506e0e6423036a12c478dc5324091d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>But, Reese &#8212; the number 7 overall pick &#8212; wants to make sure everyone understands the popularity surge in the WNBA is NOT only because of Clark &#8230; like many people have said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0506e0e6423036a12c478dc5324091d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb1a4f57609df10abae8d84c1fb1d695\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just because of one person. It&#8217;s because of me too and I want you to realize that,&#8221; Reese said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just because of one person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb1a4f57609df10abae8d84c1fb1d695--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b5b73077444ae6b0f6304d7ed9612d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240602_cd62b37d47a440939130c5e4629f20b0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9646e00e-d97f-4c75-bee9-e9168c2e84d4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cd\/4by3\/2024\/06\/02\/cd62b37d47a440939130c5e4629f20b0_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"caitlin clark angel reese\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b5b73077444ae6b0f6304d7ed9612d6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-53cb23b464bc6d39c0c0a4315abfb596\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;A lot of us have done so much for this game &#8230; there are so many great players in this league that have deserved this for a really really long time and luckily, it&#8217;s coming now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-53cb23b464bc6d39c0c0a4315abfb596--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e7f724cba6fef09b479e007ad5925fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-0e7f724cba6fef09b479e007ad5925fd-1607226703-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"27.9439252336\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.8785046729\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s an extended look at the Caitlin Clark &#8211; Chennedy Carter incident, there was more to it than the shoulder check and Clark was clearly talking to her on the way back up the floor from the prior basket by Indiana <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1XG1RyzTw4\">pic.twitter.com\/1XG1RyzTw4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjzero\/status\/1796981763664740757?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">June 1, 2024<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjzero\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cjzero<\/a>\n     <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e7f724cba6fef09b479e007ad5925fd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b0f00f47b3c71b4c6d37247e15802836\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Carter also met with the media, addressing the dirty play for the first time (she refused to answer questions about Clark over the weekend). Despite the backlash, she has no regrets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b0f00f47b3c71b4c6d37247e15802836--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ff5b2c5e6724645bbd36aa88f5eba47e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>&#8220;I think at the end of the day, I&#8217;m a competitor,&#8221; the shooting guard said &#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna compete no matter who you are and no matter who&#8217;s in front of me.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ff5b2c5e6724645bbd36aa88f5eba47e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-770f75903c6b778a1c63ee84b5f1873c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-fd11cc97-12ff-444f-abbb-ebac20cab720-1555143549-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-fd11cc97-12ff-444f-abbb-ebac20cab720-1555143549-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chicago Sky\" alt=\"Chicago Sky\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/71\/16by9\/2024\/06\/03\/7149acfb75524c6ebcff6f479de4985f_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Chicago Sky<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-770f75903c6b778a1c63ee84b5f1873c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd3146cae82468ae03d472161dcd901b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Carter &#8212; a former 1st round pick &#8212; also said the racism narrative going around is bogus, reiterating the incident was strictly physical basketball.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd3146cae82468ae03d472161dcd901b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5e2a887ca37798d11db8fd07f69df896\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&#8220;Heat of the moment play,&#8221; Carter said. &#8220;It&#8217;s basketball. 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