Marina Mabrey (Photo via Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
Angel Reese has some new competition in her rivalry with Caitlin Clark, as the Connecticut Sun has two players who appear to have her position under threat.
Guards Marina Mabrey and Jacy Sheldon both had incidents with Clark during the Sun’s clash with the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night, with Marina hitting her with a cheap shot and throwing her to the floor in what turned out to be a blowout loss.
Things got heated after Sheldon poked Clark in the eye and got shoved. Mabrey came rushing in, pushing the Fever star to the floor.
She was handed a technical foul, which has since been upgraded to a flagrant 2.
Fever head coach Stephanie White was not happy with the challenge and made sure to touch on it after the game, criticizing the officials for allowing things to get out of control, something she claims has been happening all season.
“You’ve got competitive women who are the best in the world at what they do, and when you allow them to play physical, and you allow these things to happen, they’re going to compete, and they’re going to have their teammates’ backs,” she told reporters.
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Caitlin Clark shoved (Photo via Twitter)
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Mabrey, meanwhile, has refused to apologize. Speaking on a live stream, she delivered a blunt message after someone brought the foul up in the comments.
“Damned if I do, damned if I don’t,” she remarked.
Of course, no one expected her to apologize; it’s not as if Clark got hurt.
The Sun and the Fever will play again on July 15, and the game will undoubtedly be one of the more anticipated Fever fixtures set to come up, given that there’s now no love lost.