The professional league was always tough. But through the lens of popular rookies like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, it is unmatchable. The two hyped once NCAA athletes are trying to make their mark in the W while maintaining their numbers. But with the harrowing gaze of pressure somehow lasers through all the great things going around them. And amidst all that are the league veterans who some would argue are being too hard on the newcomers. Something proves that this happened to both Reese and Clark in the recent past. Subsequently, their fans are not sitting and taking the disrespect easily as they unite to go against the W.

Recently, an X user took to their account, sharing two instances where the physicality got the better of the rookies. They even asked the basketball fans to understand the difference between the two. According to them, what Caitlin Clark faced was not a foul play. Whereas what Reese went through was a cause that the people should have spoken up about. While that happened, the tweet suggests that their research wasn’t exactly thorough.

In Fever’s first game against the Storm, Seattle’s Ezi Magbegor hit the No. 22 on the head. The incident happened right before the second quarter was about to end. With the clock reading 3.2 seconds, Caitlin Clark went for a 3-foot driving layup. However, her efforts to reduce the difference from 38-44 went in vain as the All-Star blocked her shot. But with the follow-through, she hit Clark on her forehead, sending the rookie down to the floor. The news became big after the fact that Magbegor did not take any foul here.

Similarly, the reigning rebounding champion Alyssa Thomas shoved Angel Reese to the ground tonight. This incident garnered more frustration as in replays, the Sun’s power forward wrapped her hand around the rookie’s neck to push her away. The referee ejected Thomas in the late third quarter for the remainder of the game.

The user’s tweet gained a lot of traction, but primarily against their words as the fans of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in unison told them the facts.

Caitlin Clark and Reese’s fans unite for the right judgment

It is not a common sight to see the fanbase of two rivals come down together. However, the X user’s tweet did something like that. Seems like when the rookies can be together for their draft event, why can’t the fans when the occasion calls for it? Hence, one basketball follower commented that no one believes that what happened to Angel Reese is clean. They also said that both incidents were physical fouls that the referees should have called out. Writing, “lol I don’t think anyone who thought the CC play was a foul is also saying the Angel play was clean. One is worse than the other but they are both fouls.”