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

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 CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMReese 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 advised 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 championship against Chicago CAITLIN CLARK IS THE 'MOST POPULAR ATHLETE IN AMERICA ' WNBA COMMISSIONER DECLARES Rivalries are real and that's what makes sports so amazing Clark explained ESPN There's certain teams that those games just mean a little bit more We come out here and play the same way every night but a rivalry gets the fans involved and they love it Clark s history with the Sky began last season Clark took a series of questionable fouls from Reese's Sky throughout the season including one from Reese June Clark also took an infamous illegal hip check from Chicago Sky forward Chennedy Carter June Then in late August Chicago's Diamond DeShields committed a hard foul on Clark who went flying across the floor The foul was later upgraded to a flagrant violation and DeShields later posted screenshots of hate messages she had received from the foul But Clark's unit prevailed taking three of the four meetings between the teams last year which were among the most-watched WNBA contests all season The Sky and Fever meet five times in Fox News Jackson Thompson contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter