Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark have heated exchange after hard foul during Sky-Fever game

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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had a heated exchange after the Indiana Fever sharpshooter fouled the Chicago Sky forward in the third quarter of their matchup Saturday.

Reese pushed Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back as she grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss by teammate Rebecca Allen. 

Reese brought the ball low, and Clark fouled her before she went up for a shot. Reese fell to the ground.

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Indiana Fever forward Natasha Howard (6) guards Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Reese got up from the floor and got into the face of Clark.

Referees looked at the play and determined Clark used her left hand to shove Reese to the floor. They upgraded the personal foul on Clark to a flagrant foul. And Reese and Aliyah Boston of the Fever were issued technical fouls.

"Nothing malicious about it, just a good take foul," Clark told ESPN's Holly Rowe.

It seemed to be another chapter in the rivalry between Clark and Reese.

The two had an intense rivalry during their time in women’s college basketball. Clark spoke on the importance of defeating rivals on the floor before the game against Chicago.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) shake hands before a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis May 17, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

"Rivalries are real, and that's what makes sports so amazing," Clark told ESPN. "There's certain