Angel Reese shares TikTok trolling ‘white girl’ Caitlin Clark as bitter WNBA rivalry intensifies

The WNBA was plunged further into an ugly racism scandal on Tuesday night when Angel Reese reposted an inflammatory TikTok trolling her ‘white gyal’ rival Caitlin Clark. 

Their bitter clash in the first WNBA game of the season sparked an instant WNBA investigation into alleged racist abuse, with teammates forced to jump in and keep the league’s two biggest names apart on the court.

In the Fever’s win over the Sky, Clark was assessed a flagrant foul for slapping across Reese’s arm and ultimately sending her to the ground. An incensed Reese then beelined for Clark when she got up.

And while Reese later said the foul from Clark was a ‘basketball play,’ she’s evidently still thinking about the moment, reposting a clip which has sparked a meltdown online.

The video included a screengrab of an X post which was captioned: ‘White gyal running from the fade.’

The X post included a photo of Clark walking away from Reese during their altercation. The re-post no longer appears to be on Reese’s TikTok feed.

Earlier in the day, Reese posted a short clip of herself silently looking at the camera while the Beyonce song ‘Formation’ plays. 

The short video includes the lyrics: ‘You know you that b***h when you cause all this conversation. Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper.’

Following the bust-up in Saturday’s game, the WNBA announced it was investigating alleged racial abuse directed at Reese from Fever fans. 

‘The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms – they have no place in our league or in society. We are aware of the allegations and are looking into the matter,’ the league said.

Reese said after practice on Tuesday that ‘there’s no place in this league for that.’

‘I think the WNBA and our team and our organization have done a great job supporting me,’ she told reporters. ‘I’ve had communication from everyone, from so many people across this league. It could happen to me, it can happen to anyone. And I think they’ve done a good job supporting us in this.’

Clark also made her feelings clear on the alleged abuse, telling reporters: ‘There’s no place for that in our game, there’s no place for that in society.’

Notably, Sky coach Tyler Marsh said the team found out about the allegations when everyone else did, and indicated they were not aware of any hate speech during the game. 

During an in-game interview with ESPN over the weekend, Clark said there was ‘nothing malicious’ about her foul on Reese.

‘It’s just a good take foul,’ she said. ‘You know, either Angel gets a wide open two points, or we send them to the free-throw line.’

Reese and Clark will play against each other again on June 7 when the Sky host the Fever.

The pair met four times in their rookie WNBA season, with regular on-court clashes sparking a rivalry that continues to grow – despite both of them trying to dampen it.

Clark has now won four of their five meetings since they turned pro, and the tone has already been set for a feisty 2025 WNBA season.

Their rivalry dates back to their college days, when Clark was at Iowa and Reese at LSU.

In the 2023 championship game in 2023, Reese pointed her ring finger in Clark’s face, which has ultimately become the catalyst for the rise in popularity of women’s basketball. 

Both Clark and Reese were named WNBA All-Stars during their rookie seasons, while Clark won Rookie of the Year, with Reese second in the voting.