{"id":40914,"date":"2025-05-18T10:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/40914\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T10:45:13","slug":"caitlin-clark-sends-brutal-message-to-angel-reese-with-her-sneakers-as-wnba-rivals-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/40914\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark sends brutal message to Angel Reese with her sneakers as WNBA rivals face off"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ERIC BLUM<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:05 EDT, 17 May 2025 | Updated: 17:05 EDT, 17 May 2025 <\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark<\/a> showed off her exclusive Nike sneakers at a pregame press conference before Saturday’s game against the Chicago Sky in another brutal message to rival Angel Reese.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hours before Reese and Clark nearly came to blows during the third quarter of Saturday’s WNBA<\/a> opener for both women, it was the reigning Rookie of the Year who flaunted her red and silver shoes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clark wore them for a first time in a game, saving them for the tilt against Reese, while before, only using them behind closed doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To present them in front of cameras for the first time, Clark stuck her leg up on the table where she sat behind while talking to the press.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘They’re custom, so you won’t get them,’ Clark said of her shoes. ‘I think they are the Rookie of the Year Kobe [Bryant] [Player Exclusives]. There’s a picture of that the Fever took after the season, when I had my trophy. I was in my red uniform, so that’s what they’re based off of.’<\/p>\n

‘Nike designed them and they did well. I’ve been wearing them in practice but I take them off before [the press] get there. Sorry.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Clark <\/p>\n

Clark showed off her Nike sneakers at a pregame press conference before Saturday’s game<\/p>\n

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It was a few hours before Reese and Clark nearly came to blows during the third quarter<\/p>\n

Clark and Reese met four times during their rookie WNBA seasons, with the Fever victorious three times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The duo have been linked dating back to their college days at Iowa and LSU, where they have been at the forefront in the rise in women’s basketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both Clark and Reese were named WNBA All-Stars last season and helped take down Team USA during their only loss last summer before they won a gold medal at the Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was during the LSU-Iowa national championship game in 2023 where Reese’s point at her ring finger in Clark’s face appeared to be the catalyst for the rise in popularity of women’s basketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, the latest twist in their rivalry has set the tone for the WNBA season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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