- Reese inspired Chicago Sky to their first win over Clark’s Indiana Fever Sunday
- Her rookie season has been dominated by talk of a ‘race war’ involving Clark
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Amid the drama surrounding her long-running rivalry with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese insisted she has no problem playing the villain if it brings more eyeballs to the WNBA.
‘People are pulling up to games, we have celebrities coming to games, sold out arenas. Just because of one single game,’ the Chicago Sky rookie said about her matchup against Clark and the Indiana Fever earlier this month.
‘And just looking at that… I’ll take that role. I’ll take the bad guy role and I’ll continue to take that on – and be that for my teammates.’
Reese had caused uproar that night following her teammate Chennedy Carter’s brutal bodycheck on Clark – the No. 1 WNBA Draft pick.
After Carter shoved her to the ground unprovoked, they received fierce criticism for appearing to laugh about the foul together while making their way off the court.
