Toe-curling moment Caitlin Clark snaps back at reporter over Angel Reese question after USA wins gold
Caitlin Clark had a brusque response when asked about her rival-turned-USA-teammate Angel Reese.
Clark, Reese and Team USA claimed their fifth-straight gold at the FIBA Women’s World Cup on Sunday.
The Americans pulled off an impressive 97-79 comeback win over Team France in Berlin, where the USA briefly faced a 14-point second-quarter deficit.
Despite ordinarily being fierce opponents on the court in the WNBA, Clark and Reese teamed up impressively throughout the tournament in Germany.
Given their success teaming up together, the Indiana Fever star was questioned about their relationship following the gold-medal showdown.
A reporter asked is she and the Atlanta Dream forward were ‘friends now’ after setting one another up with a handful of assists.
Caitlin Clark had a brusque response when asked about Angel Reese on Sunday
The Indiana Fever has teamed up with WNBA rival Reese for the USA at the World Cup
Clark, however, was left unimpressed by the insinuation, quickly shutting down the question with a blunt response.
‘We’ve always been friends,’ Clark said.
‘Don’t try to do that,’ Clark said, wagging her finger at the reporter. ‘Don’t try to do that.’
After her interview ended, Clark actually walked back and chided the reporter while shaking her head.
Clark and Reese were fierce rivals when they played at Iowa and LSU respectively, with Reese beating her counterpart in the 2023 national championship game.
That feud carried over into the WNBA as two of the league’s most popular players battled throughout the season.
Reese had also been asked about her relationship with her Fever rival earlier in the week following the USA’s 108-56 win over Hungary.
Clark and the Americans clinched their fifth-straight gold medal at the FIBA World Cup
When asked specifically about her productive partnership with Clark in these games, Reese said their familiarity has led to success.
‘Yeah, I mean, we’ve played against each other so many times, so I’m sure we know each other’s game like the back of each other’s hand,’ she said.
‘So just easily dishing it off to her, she dishes it off to me. She knows my slides, so I kind of got one to her today, or maybe two. So it’s fun.
‘We just continue to build chemistry because we know we’re going to be USA teammates for a while.’
