During this weekend’s game between the Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky, Angel Reese was called for a flagrant foul for the way she fouled Caitlin Clark during the game.
After the game, the pair didn’t make a big deal about it. However, the media and fans made the incident bigger than it was. That includes former USC Trojans quarterback and current Fox Sports college football analyst Matt Leinart, who called for Reese’s suspension.
“Angel Reese should be suspended. Period. Not good for the game,” he shared on X.
Angel Reese should be suspended. Period. Not good for the game.
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) June 16, 2024
As soon as Leinart dropped that gem, he was jumped on immediately by fans across social media.
Caitlin is cool with the foul, but Matt Leinart ain't? Again, the prob ain't Clark or Angel Reese. The problem is mostly men in media, & esp white men, who ignored the WNBA until 2024, and finally entered the chat to protect a white woman who never asked them to protect her. https://t.co/EyeLT9GNiR
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) June 16, 2024
Just a reminder that Matt Leinart has had a voice in athletics for over 20 years and yet his first mention of women’s basketball was earlier this month. https://t.co/CCsYNsUfHH pic.twitter.com/7xu5C1EEUp
— Alex Achorn (@alexachorn) June 16, 2024
Fans were not only going in on Leinart for this Reese comments, but they dragged him for his short NFL career as well.
It's wild how Matt Leinart literally failed out of the NFL for being soft but critiquing a woman that's tougher than him 😂
— Marcus Blackstock (@Imagine_Life2) June 16, 2024
It didn’t go unnoticed by Leinart how many hits he took for his comments.
The amount of hate I’m getting, my goodness. I feel like @ClayTravis 😂
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) June 16, 2024
Comparing himself to Clay Travis, who is also part of the Fox Sports family, didn’t exactly help his cause, given Travis’ stance on certain issues surrounding Clark.
By that evening, Leinart found out that some things are better left unsaid, especially when it comes to commenting on a sport and situation you don’t know very well.
