LSU Hoop Star Angel Reese Defends Taunting Caitlin Clark In NCAA Title Sport

LSU hoops star Angel Reese is not apologizing for taunting Caitlin Clark through the NCAA title recreation Sunday … responding by ripping the hypocrites who known as her out, however did not accomplish that for Clark.

The Tigers ahead obtained a ton of backlash after throwing up John Cena‘s well-known “You Cannot See Me” hand gesture throughout LSU’s blowout 102-85 win on the American Airways Heart.

FYI, it is the identical gesture AP Participant of the Yr Clark used within the Elite Eight and Ultimate 4.

The distinction was the general public’s response … Clark was praised, whereas Reese was largely criticized for failing to point out good sportsmanship. However, she’s unbothered by the selective outrage.

“All 12 months, I used to be critiqued about who I used to be,” Reese stated throughout her post-game interview.

“The narrative — I don’t match the narrative. I do not match into the field that y’all need me to be in. ‘I’m too hood. I’m too ghetto.’ Y’all advised me that every one 12 months. However, when different individuals do it, y’all don’t say nothing.”

Reese — who transferred from Maryland to LSU final Might — says this win is for “the ladies that seem like me,” telling them to be “unapologetically you.”

“And, that’s what I did it for tonight. It was larger than me tonight. Twitter is gonna go on a rage each time. And, I’m blissful. I really feel like I’ve helped develop girls’s basketball this 12 months.”

Regardless of the hate Reese is getting, there are a ton of people that’ve had her again, together with LeBron James, who retweeted Emmanuel Acho‘s remark ripping those that criticized Reese however not Clark.

The Lakers celebrity additionally shared Ryan Clark‘s message on Twitter, saying, “If you happen to praised Caitlin Clark as aggressive, fiery, and passionate for doing the ‘You possibly can’t See me’ celebration and are criticizing Angel Reese for a similar we already know!!”

Shaquille O’Neal additionally got here to the protection of Reese, going at Keith Olbermann, who known as Reese a “f***ing fool.”

It was the first-ever NCAA title for the LSU girls’s hoops group and 4th title for coach Kim Mulkey … who received three with Baylor earlier than becoming a member of the Tigers in 2021.