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Angel Reese takes a swipe at WNBA rival Caitlin Clark in since-deleted post

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Angel Reese seemingly took a swipe at fellow WNBA star Caitlin Clark in a since-deleted post on X.

After the Chicago Sky star and her team beat the New York Liberty Thursday, Reese took to social media to celebrate the win — with a little shade.

Angel Reese playing basketball.
Angel Reese shaded Caitlin Clark in a now-deleted tweet. Noah K. Murray-NY Post
Angel Reese's tweet.
“and that’s on getting a WIN in a packed area (sic) not just cause of one player on our charter flight. 😘 #SKYTOWN,” she tweeted and deleted after her team’s Thursday night win. Reese10Angel/X
Caitlyn Clark playing basketball.
Reese’s tweet seemingly took aim at Clark, whose team, the Indiana Fever, has not been able to score a win so far. Getty Images

“and that’s on getting a WIN in a packed area (sic) not just cause of one player on our charter flight. 😘 #SKYTOWN,” she tweeted — and deleted — Thursday night.

Reese’s tweet was seemingly aimed at Clark, whose team, the Indiana Fever, has not been able to score a win this season so far.

The DC Power Football Club part-owner also referenced the league booking charter flights for their teams’ 2024 to 2025 season, which has been credited to Clark’s hype.

Caitlin Clark on a chartered plane.
The DC Power Football Club part-owner also mentioned the league booking charter flights for their teams’ 2024 to 2025 season, which has been credited to Clark’s hype. eweezy_3/Instagram
Angel Reese playing basketball.
Reese’s tweet comes after several current and former NBA stars have worshipped Clark for her impact on women’s basketball despite her team’s losing record. Getty Images

Page Six has reached out to Clark for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Reese’s tweet also comes after several current and former NBA stars, including LeBron James and Charles Barkley, have worshipped Clark for her impact on women’s basketball despite her team’s losing record.

“Don’t get it twisted! Don’t get it f–ked up,” the Los Angeles Lakers star, 39, said on his “Mind the Game” podcast Thursday.

Caitlyn Clark playing basketball.
“Caitlin Clark is the reason why a lot of great things is gonna happen for the WNBA,” LeBron James said on his podcast. Getty Images
Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark playing basketball.
The friendly rivalry between Reese and Clark first began during their collegiate basketball careers, when they played for Louisiana State University and the University of Iowa, respectively. Zach Boyden-Holmes / USA TODAY NETWORK

“Caitlin Clark is the reason why a lot of great things is gonna happen for the WNBA,” he added.

“I’m rooting for Caitlin because I’ve been in that seat before. I’ve walked that road before. I hope she kills!”

The friendly rivalry between Reese and Clark, both 22, first began during their collegiate basketball careers, when they played for Louisiana State University and the University of Iowa, respectively.

Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark playing basketball.
During the 2023 women’s NCAA title game, Reese celebrated the Tigers’ fourth-quarter lead by waving one hand in front of her face — a gesture popularized by wrestler John Cena as “You Can’t See Me.” Getty Images
Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark playing basketball.
She also tapped her ring finger while looking directly at Clark. Getty Images

During the 2023 women’s NCAA title game, Reese celebrated the Tigers’ fourth-quarter lead by waving one hand in front of her face — a gesture popularized by wrestler John Cena as “You Can’t See Me.”

She also tapped her ring finger while looking directly at Clark.

Though Reese was criticized as being “classless” for the gesture, which Clark also did during her team’s Elite Eight victory over Louisville, she defended herself against the naysayers.

Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark at the Empire State Building in 2024.
Though Reese was criticized as being “classless” for the gesture, which Clark also did her during her team’s Elite Eight victory over Louisville, she defended herself against the naysayers. Getty Images
Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark at the 2024 WNBA Draft.
However, the women seemed to leave their college drama aside for a moment as they were seen taking pictures together at the 2024 WNBA Draft last month. NBAE via Getty Images

“All year, I was critiqued for who I was. I don’t fit the narrative, I don’t fit the box that y’all want me to be in. I’m too hood. I’m too ghetto,” she told reporters that April.

“Y’all told me that all year. But when other people do it, and y’all don’t say nothing.”

However, the women seemed to put their college drama aside for a moment as they were seen taking pictures together at the 2024 WNBA Draft last month.

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