Tempers flare after Caitlin Clarks flagrant foul on Angel Reese in wild scene in WNBA opener

The WNBA rivalry between second-year stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese has taken a physical turn.Tempers flared after Clark committed a hard foul on Reese in Saturday’s game in the season opener for their respective teams, the Fever and the Sky.After Reese grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss by teammate Rebecca Allen in the third quarter, Clark shoved her to the floor under the basket, preventing Reese from getting off a shot.Clark was called for a flagrant 1 after review, and both players were issued technicals.Reese hit 1-of-2 from the line after things settled down.Reese got up and tried to get at Clark as the latter walked away, and they had to be separated by other players from both teams.Clark, the NCAA’s all-time D1 scoring leading at Iowa, and Reese finished first and second in WNBA Rookie of the Year voting last season, although Clark received 66 of 67 first-place votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.Reese, the former LSU star, garnered the lone remaining nod....