Stephen A Smith says there's 'white-black issue' in Angel Reese's taunt criticism

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LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese caught a lot of flak for her taunting of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark during the Tigers’ national championship victory on Sunday afternoon over the Hawkeyes.

Social media has gone into a frenzy with people choosing sides: either supporting Reese’s actions of doing the infamous John Cena "You can’t see me" move by waving her hand across her face or thinking it was too much as she also pointed at her ring finger to boast the win.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith thinks hate toward Reese’s actions are driven by race because Clark was seen doing the same Cena celebration against South Carolina as well as waving off a player uncovered at the three-point line during the game, which some saw as disrespectful, including the LSU players.

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Angel Reese of LSU speaks during a press conference after LSU beat Iowa in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

"Here’s the reality of the situation: She instigated this kind of stuff. Let’s call it what it is. She was waving, she was doing the [John] Cena. How about what she did to Raven Johnson? She didn’t just go into the lane and not guard her against South Carolina in the national semifinal. She waved her off, she didn’t mind being disrespectful. So, why is it that we’re hesitant to bring that up?"

"We all know that there’s a white-black issue here because the fact of the matter is when Caitlin did it, people were celebrating it, and they were talking about nothing but her greatness. But then the second a sister steps up and