Charles Barkley calls the Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese controversy 'unfortunate'

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The LSU Tigers captured the first national championship in the history of the women's basketball program in front of a record-breaking amount of viewers.

Sunday's title game drew an average of 9.9 million viewers and peaked at approximately 12.6 million viewers, ESPN said Monday. Those numbers shattered the previous record of 5.7 million viewers for an NCAA women's tournament game. 

But much of the talk has not been about the Tigers' dominating win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The focus instead has been on the interaction between two of college basketball's brightest stars.

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LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) gestures toward Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) after the national championship game. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)

LSU forward Angel Reese sparked reactions from every corner of the sports world when she made gestures toward Iowa guard Caitlin Clark in the final minutes of the championship game.

Reese approached Clark before moving her open hand in front of her face. The motion, which symbolizes "you can't see me," was popularized by WWE star John Cena.

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Reese, a first-team all-American, later pointed to her finger in reference to where her championship ring would go.

Cena recently approved of Caitlin Clark's use of the "you can't see me" taunt when she used it during a game against Louisville in the Elite Eight.

Some fans and sports pundits spoke out against Reese's gestures while others came to her defense. Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA analyst Charles Barkley,