WNBA rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have some of the biggest fanbases in the league, which unfortunately sometimes leads to ugly situations. In her new podcast, “Unapologetically Angel,” Reese talked about how she feels about the Indiana Fever guard and some of her extremely loyal fans.
“Caitlin is an amazing player and I’ve always thought she was an amazing player. We’ve been playing each other since high school,” the Chicago Sky forward said. “So I think it’s really just the fans — her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans — that are, like, they ride for her and I respect that, respectfully, but sometimes it’s very disrespectful. I think there’s a lot of racism when it comes to it and I don’t believe she stands on any of that.”
The disrespect she is referring to has not just been a few mean social media comments. Reese said some people have gone much further than that.
“But when it comes to death threats, like, I’m talking about people have come down to my address, following me home, it’s come down to that,” she said. “Multiple occasions, people have made AI pictures of me naked, literally. They have sent it to my family members. My family members are, like, uncles are sending it to me, like, ‘Are you naked on Instagram?’ It sucks to see that and it’s really hard that I have to go through that, and now seeing other players even having to go through that.”
