Angel Reese and the LSU Tigers defeated Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in one of the most celebrated national championship games in the history of women’s basketball.
However, much was made in the media by Reese’s celebrations towards Clark near the end of the game.
Reese infamously pulled off John Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” celebration against Clark, who had done the same celebration against Louisville in a previous game. Reese also pointed to her ring finger in front of Clark before and after the game ended.
Reese recently opened up on the reactions to her actions on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
“It was frustrating,” she admitted. But she was happy about the growth the game caused for women’s basketball.
“To see how we’ve grown women’s basketball with a couple weeks, 9.9 million people watched the game. That’s more than the men’s. I know one day we’re going down in the history books, so it’s bigger than me,” she continued.
She did say, however, it would’ve been nice if people celebrated the Tigers rather than pointed to her feud with Clark.
“I’m so happy that we won the championship. I wish it was more talked about. As much as they talked about the Caitlin situation, I wanted to talk about the national championship, because we worked just as hard. We put a lot of sweat and tears into that championship and people don’t realize that. It’s not easy to win a championship. So to be able to do that, it’s the best of both worlds. I’m happy the situation happened, but at the same time I’m a national champion, and I’m getting a ring.”
Reese and Clark both return next season for their respective teams. It should be an iconic matchup once again if the two meet in the postseason.
