Angel Reese and her mama aren’t sitting on the sidelines whereas rumors persist.
On Thursday, July 10, the 23-year-old WNBA star took to the platform X to publicly problem Robert Griffin III’s claims that she “hates” rival WNBA participant Caitlin Clark.
“Mendacity on this app when all people know the primary and final title of all people in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work,” she wrote.
Whereas the Chicago Sky ahead didn’t title him, the submit on X arrives after RGIII went on a prolonged rant on the identical platform, claiming to have inside data of her beef with Clark. The posts started in protection of Reese in response to a racist meme depicting her “NBA 2K26: WNBA Version” cowl as a monkey.
“Alright. This has received to cease. There is no such thing as a place for racism on this world,” Griffin wrote Thursday on X, which included a picture of the offensive meme. “Whether or not you want a participant or not. Angel Reese ought to by no means be known as or depicted as a Monkey. I’ve been quiet on the Angel Reese entrance as a result of she shared a video that aided in my spouse, youngsters, household and buddies receiving loss of life threats, threats of bodily hurt to my household and buddies and threats of sexual violence to my youngsters on social media and past. That may by no means be okay with me.”
“I by no means attacked her or her household once I acknowledged and backed up with clear basketball proof that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. It’s sports activities. Everyone gained’t like one another,” he continued. “Individuals in Angel’s internal circle known as me and instructed me I used to be proper and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark due to the media at all times asking her about Caitlin and being consistently in comparison with her. Some individuals made it about race, however I by no means did and by no means will. As a substitute of turning into the villain in anybody’s story, I made a decision to simply not.”
Reese’s mother, Ange Webb Reesel, additionally chimed in to disclaim RGIII’s claims, additional noting that the feud, which has been the narrative round them since school, is media/fan-made up.
“Man cease with the [lies],” Reese’s mother wrote Thursday on X in a reply to Griffin. “My daughter’s ‘circle’ is so small & tight so I’d have an interest 2 know who known as U Whomever U say ‘known as’ U is just not in her circle 2 converse on her emotions in direction of a media/fandom made up beef. Simply keep on that facet bc the doorways are closed over right here.”
Clark, the Fever’s No. 1 general choose within the 2024 WNBA Draft, and Reese, who was drafted seventh to the Sky that very same yr, have maintained that even after the media and followers have pitted them in opposition to each other, they don’t have any beef.
