{"id":525213,"date":"2026-03-15T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525213\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:40:12","slug":"caitlin-clark-rejects-angel-reese-high-five-at-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525213\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark rejects Angel Reese high-five at FIBA World Cup qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rivalry between Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Angel Reese got some new fuels Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A clip is making the rounds of Clark ignoring Reese\u2019s gesture for a high-five during a game for the FIBA World Cup<\/a> qualifiers. As Reese held her hand out for her Team USA teammate, Clark walked in the other direction.<\/p>\n

The U.S. won the game 91-48 over Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

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There has been suspected tension between Clark and Reese dating back to their meeting in the 2023 NCAA women\u2019s basketball championship game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reese taunted Clark by pointing to her ring finger during the game, prompting outrage and sparking an ongoing feud between fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clark\u2019s Iowa Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese\u2019s LSU Tigers a year later in the Elite Eight, but the tension hit a whole new level when the players reached the pros for their rookie WNBA seasons.<\/p>\n

CAITLIN CLARK SELECTS FEVER TEAMMATES, PASSES ON ANGEL REESE IN WNBA ALL-STAR DRAFT<\/a><\/p>\n

In their first WNBA season in 2024, Clark took a series of questionable fouls from Reese\u2019s Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese June 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2025, the two had a heated exchange after Reese pushed Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back as she grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss by teammate Rebecca Allen. Reese brought the ball low, and Clark fouled her before she went up for a shot. Reese fell to<\/a> the ground.<\/p>\n

Reese got up from the floor and got into the face of Clark.<\/p>\n

Referees reviewed the play and determined Clark used her left hand to shove Reese to the floor. They upgraded the personal foul on Clark to a flagrant foul. And Reese and Aliyah Boston of the Fever were issued technical fouls.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing malicious about it, just a good take foul,\u201d Clark told ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe.<\/p>\n

Now, the two stars are teammates for the U.S. as they try to make the FIBA World Cup, but fans can probably still sense an awkward dynamic between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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