‘One-Sided Rivalry’ — WNBA World Reacts As Caitlin Clark Waves Off Angel Reese’s Trash Talk in Fever vs. Dream

Caitlin Clark paid no heed to Angel Reese’s attempts at exchanging words as the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream battled it out in the WNBA on Saturday.

The WNBA world reacted as the two arch-rivals locked horns in one of the league’s biggest head-to-head matchups.

WNBA World Reacts as Caitlin Clark Waves Off Angel Reese’s Attempts at Trash-Talking

After Reese and the Dream defeated the Fever on the road on Thursday, the two sides faced off again in Atlanta on Saturday. A notable moment occurred during the first quarter of Saturday’s game as Clark was fouled.

Reese attempted to exchange words with Clark, but the Fever guard waved her off and turned to the sideline to prepare for the inbound pass. As things got chippy, the WNBA world shared its thoughts.

A user shared the video of the incident on X and called the Clark-Reese rivalry “one-sided.”

“She means nothing to her. She gets fouled, and Angel Reese trash-talks her – So Caitlin Clark waves her off. The most one-sided rivalry of all time,” they wrote.

👀 She means nothing to her.

She gets fouled, and Angel Reese trash-talks her — So Caitlin Clark waves her off.

The most one-sided rivalry of all time 😭🤡 pic.twitter.com/JfhRUIUUcG

— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) June 20, 2026

They further claimed that Reese was “obsessed” with getting the better of Clark.

“Angel Reese is obsessed with Caitlin Clark,” they added.

Reese’s obsession with Clark is so strange, it’s completely one-sided, one girl just wants to hoop and the other can’t stand a cocky white girl cooking her team https://t.co/Om4I4kB9UK

— Ryan Kaminski (@PghSki17) June 20, 2026

Another user had similar thoughts as they called the rivalry one-sided and criticized Reese for attempting to have a go at Clark at every opportunity.

“Reese’s obsession with Clark is so strange, it’s completely one-sided, one girl just wants to hoop and the other can’t stand a cocky white girl cooking her team,” they wrote.

Angel Reese is obsessed with Caitlin Clark 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/Yi4D6VLPZ6

— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) June 20, 2026

One WNBA fan pointed out Clark’s hilarious reaction to Reese attempting to exchange words with her.

“Caitlin just waving her off,” they wrote.

Caitlin just waving her off. 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/fEiHWJwfrz

— Comrade Misty is Putin’s Buddy (@SarcasmStardust) June 20, 2026

Another called out Reese for continuing to stir the pot by provoking Clark.

“She’s like an annoying gnat that won’t go [expletive] away,” they wrote.

She’s like an annoying gnat that won’t go tf away

— Mary Poppins (@marypoppins0608) June 20, 2026

The rivalry between Reese and Clark exploded during their college days when they met in the 2023 March Madness national championship game. Reese and the LSU Tigers came out on top in that game, before Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes got their revenge a year later.

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Clark, who had 26 points and 7 assists in the Fever’s loss to the Dream on Thursday, also made a strong start to Saturday’s game. Reese starred with a double-double to lead the Dream past the Fever on Thursday, scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.