Biff_Poindexter
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LSU's Angel Reese talks taunt of Caitlin Clark, social media criticism: 'What are you gonna say now?'
A gesture popularized in sports and previously employed by Clark drew heat aimed at Reese on Sunday. She addressed her critics from the winners' podium.
"Moments after winning the national title on Sunday, LSU's Angel Reese had a message for Caitlin Clark. She didn't use her words. She let her hands do the talking. As the Iowa star walked off the court, Reese looked in her direction and waved her hands in front of her own face. She then pointed to her ring finger. The ring finger gesture was clear. She'd just earned some new jewelry. The hand wave? It's a take on a WWE taunt popularized by wrestler John Cenathat's accompanied by the phrase "You can't see me." In fact, Clark employed it just last week as Iowa beat Hailey Van Lith and Louisville in the Elite Eight. She did so after hitting her sixth 3-pointer of the game. Cena took notice and appreciated the homage — and Clark's game."
Clark isn't just a great player; she is one of the best players to have ever played the sport. She was the best player on the court that night and she will definitely be a first round pick for the WNBA. Unfortunately, she and her team fell short to LSU and their team of vicious thugs. Thugs like Angel Reese who taunted Clark and brought shame to her family and to the game of basketball. She has also brought shame to an otherwise great coach in Coach Mulkey as this is her 3rd or 4th national championship. Taunting is poor sportsmanship and obviously this Angel Reese woman was not raised right.
I know there are some people who will bring up that Angel was only taunting the other player using that player's own taunting antics, but the difference is -- when Clark did it, it was tasteful and she was just playing to the crowd and showing off her spunk and competitiveness....Kinda like how Larry Bird would trash talk on the court, it was all good-natured and it was Bird getting inside of the heads of his opponents. However, what Angel did was just thug behavior and the NCAA should strip LSU of their title and award it to the true winners. The team who had parents who raised them right.
