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Ever since Angel Reese followed Caitlin Clark around on the court trying to taunt her at the end of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship, there has been much speculation about whether the two basketball stars truly dislike one another. Both Reese and Clark have for the most part said all the right things about their relationship, often even going so far as to compliment one another.
However, there are still many who believe that the animosity between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark is very real. That belief will now only get stronger and more widespread thanks to something that former NFL quarterback turned talking head Robert Griffin III wrote on social media on Thursday.
While defending Angel Reese against racism after seeing a mock-up of the new NBA 2K26 WNBA Edition depicting a monkey on the cover instead of Angel Reese, RG3 claimed that the Sky forward’s “inner circle” told him that she does indeed hate Caitlin Clark.
“Alright. This has got to stop,” Robert Griffin III wrote. “There is no place for racism in this world. Whether you like a player or not. Angel Reese should never be called or depicted as a Monkey.
“I have been quiet on the Angel Reese front because she shared a video that aided in my wife, kids, family and friends receiving death threats, threats of physical harm to my family and friends and threats of sexual violence to my children on social media and beyond,” he continued. “That will never be okay with me. I never attacked her or her family when I stated and backed up with clear basketball evidence that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. It’s sports. Everybody won’t like each other.
“People in Angel’s inner circle called me and told me I was right and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark because of the media always asking her about Caitlin and being constantly compared to her. Some people made it about race, but I never did and never will. Instead of becoming the villain in anyone’s story, I decided to just not.
“All that being said, Angel Reese or any Black man or woman should never be called or depicted as a Monkey. Ever. Stop it,” RG3 concluded. “If you hate Angel Reese because she is Black, you are the problem. If you hate Angel Reese because you are a Caitlin Clark fan, don’t turn it racial. There should be no space for racism in this world.”
While his intentions were commendable, casually slipping the bombshell that Angel Reese’s inner circle supposedly told him she really does hate Caitlin Clark into his message certainly isn’t going to tone down the bigotry from racist fans. In fact, one could argue, based on numerous comments in response to his post, that it could possibly only make it worse.
UPDATE: Angel Reese appears to have weighed in with her thoughts on the matter. And they don’t make RG3 look good.
lying on this app when everybody know the first and last name of everybody in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work.
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) July 10, 2025