Angel Reese explains why she will continue to be the WNBA’s ‘bad guy’ as she opens up on Caitlin Clark rivalry and Chennedy Carter bodycheck

Hawkeyes, 102-85, in the title game that year.

‘It all started from the National Championship game. I’ve been dealing this with two years now,’ Reese, 22, said of her unpopularity with fans, compared to Clark’s. ‘And understanding that, yeah, negative things have probably been said about me but honestly, I’ll take that.

‘Because look where women’s basketball is. People are talking about women’s basketball that you never would think would be.’Speaking ahead of the Chicago Sky’s game against the New York Liberty on Tuesday, and barely 24 hours after the WNBA upgraded Carter’s foul on Clark to a flagrant-one violation, Reese believes people hold a grudge against her since her college days at LSU, where she became an NCAA Champion in 2023 at Clark’s expense.People are pulling up to games, we have celebrities coming to games, sold out arenas. Just because of one single game.

And just looking at that – I’ll take that role. I’ll take the bad guy role and I’ll continue to take that on. And be that for my teammates.