{"id":716356,"date":"2026-06-05T08:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/716356\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:07:14","slug":"putting-on-a-show-wnba-world-reacts-to-caitlin-clark-vs-angel-reese-rivalry-clash-in-dream-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/716356\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019PUTTING ON A SHOW\u2019 \u2014 WNBA World Reacts to Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese Rivalry Clash in Dream-Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana Fever<\/a>\u2019s Caitlin Clark and the Atlanta Dream<\/a>\u2019s Angel Reese faced off on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The stars continued their high-profile rivalry, with Clark and the Fever coming out on top 83-71 in the WNBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup clash.<\/p>\n

Clark scored 17 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists, while Reese scored 11 points, collected 10 rebounds, and added 3 assists. Both players\u2019 performances sparked passionate online reactions.<\/p>\n

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Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese Showdown Ignites WNBA World<\/p>\n

The WNBA world wasted no time sharing an array of observations from Clark and Reese\u2019s latest showdown, with some enjoying their battle while others picked nits.<\/p>\n

Hoop Central\u2019s X account posted<\/a> a clip of Clark dribbling behind her back before converting a pull-up 3-pointer, writing, \u201cCAITLIN CLARK IS COOKING. PUTTING ON A SHOW.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barstool Sports similarly shared Clark\u2019s viral triple, captioning it<\/a>, \u201cThe Caitlin Clark Show is must-see television.\u201d<\/p>\n

MORE: \u2018From a Reliable Source\u2019 \u2014 2-Time NBA Champion Reveals Fever Want to Cut Ties With Caitlin Clark After Recent Drama<\/a><\/p>\n

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One influencer gushed over Clark\u2019s offensive highlights, writing<\/a>, \u201cCaitlin Clark from deep, then drops a dime omg.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, another shared Clark seemingly trying to draw a foul against the Dream, likening her to Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander by joking<\/a>, \u201cCaitlin Clark tells SGA to hold her beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

House of Lowlights didn\u2019t hold back by contrasting Reese airballing a 3-pointer to Clark responding by drilling a long-range shot on the other end. The account quipped<\/a>, \u201cThe difference between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark in 10 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

BrickCenter also shared a clip of Reese not even making contact with the rim on her 3-point attempt, writing<\/a>, \u201cANGEL REESE WIDE OPEN 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SiriusXM host Robin Lundberg offered some pointed comments about Reese\u2019s performance. Lundberg posted<\/a>, \u201cI feel like Angel Reese should be coached on her ability around the basket rather than taking outside shots. Her shooting 3s does the defense a favor.\u201d<\/p>\n

An influencer also took a shot at Reese\u2019s rough 3-point attempt, questioning<\/a>, \u201cWhat does Angel Reese work on in the offseason?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another noted how the Amazon Prime announcers calling the Dream-Fever game seemed to be overly positive about Reese\u2019s uneven play, writing<\/a>, \u201c\u2018Angel Reese is leading the W in rebounding\u2019 \u2018Look at her run the floor!!\u2019 The broadcast was glazing Angel Reese, and she immediately misses a point-blank layup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Thursday\u2019s victory, Clark improved to 5-1 against Reese in their young careers, furthering what has been a lopsided rivalry thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indiana Fever\u2019s Caitlin Clark and the Atlanta Dream\u2019s Angel Reese faced off on Thursday night at Gainbridge…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[724,732,49,735,48,2803,3555,6691,82,630],"class_list":["post-716356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-angel-reese","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-canada","tag-indiana-fever","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}