INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JUNE 1: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky look on during the game on June 1, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images

Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark remains spicy.

The Chicago Sky rookie forward was called for a flagrant 1 foul after hitting Clark in the head during their matchup on Sunday.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport

Angel Reese was called for a flagrant 1 for this foul on Caitlin Clark<br><br>(via <a href="">@CBSSports</a>)<a href="">

It was an easy call for the officials, as Reese clearly whacked the Indiana Fever rookie across the head while she was attempting a layup.

Normally, that would be the end of the discussion. But given that Reese and Clark have a rivalry dating back to their college days—and given that literally anything involving Clark at this point is accompanied by a society-wide discourse that includes just about everything but basketball—this particular foul divided opinion, though mostly people were bracing for the discussions to follow:

dono @pringlesdon_

Angel Reese just hit Caitlin Clark with a flagrant now we're gonna have another week of discourse <a href="">

Teej ⚡️ @Bitcoin_Teej

Angel Reese hard foul on CC, here come the think pieces flooding the TL <a href="">

Ty @lithordsson

I ride for Angel Reese &amp; the Sky, but they gotta cool out <a href="">

Sharif Phillips-Keaton @SharifKeaton

I have always thought differently about this kind of play because it's clear that Angel Reese is going for the ball, but hitting someone's head is a dangerous play so it seems like a flagrant 1 is the middle ground. <a href="">

Kevín @KevOnStage

Lawd we gone see that Angel Reese foul on Caitlin replayed ALL WEEK!

RB @RyB_311

Angel Reese flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark<br><br>I advise you to avoid Twitter for the rest of the day

Brian Nemhauser @hawkblogger

That Angel Reese foul on Caitlyn Clark is going to make the rounds but I thought that was a normal basketball play. <br><br>Both players having a good game.

Jay Hochstetler @JDHarness

Let's not spend a week on that Angel Reese foul. She went for a block, clipped her head, flagrant and move on

David Eickholt @DavidEickholt

Thankfully the internet is a sane place and there will be no overreaction to Angel Reese hitting Caitlin in the head.

AbSURD @Ab_Soulutely

That Angel Reese play was a regular basketball play. Clark got the flagrant, play ball

Mikey Bats @MikeJBknows

Angel Reese accidentally hit Caitlin Clark's head trying to block a layup attempt. Fairly called a flagrant foul. Unfortunately since it happened between those 2 in particular some disingenuous people will see it as Angel trying to hurt CC on purpose. <a href="">#WNBA</a>

While it appeared that Reese was just attempting to block the shot, or making a legitimate basketball play, hitting another player in the head on such an attempt still qualifies as a flagrant 1. It was the right call.

Unfortunately at the moment, WNBA discourse has become a tinder box for hot takes and deeper political agendas, sparked by everything from charter flights to Clark not being included on Team USA for the Paris Olympics this summer.

So the expectation—even after a basketball foul that was rightly upgraded to a flagrant 1—is that Sunday's exchange between the players will set off more heated discussions.

The rivalry between Reese and Clark is good for the sport. The two will be ambassadors for the WNBA for years to come. A bit of spice livens up those matchups.

As for the rest of the stuff surrounding everything the two seem to do, well, we're all getting a bit fatigued by those takes and dissertations. Sometimes, basketball is just basketball.