{"id":180961,"date":"2025-05-17T23:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/lebron-james-praised-caitlin-clark-but-chicago-fans-criticized-him-for-ghosting-angel-reese\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:43:11","slug":"lebron-james-praised-caitlin-clark-but-chicago-fans-criticized-him-for-ghosting-angel-reese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/lebron-james-praised-caitlin-clark-but-chicago-fans-criticized-him-for-ghosting-angel-reese\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James praised Caitlin Clark, but Chicago fans criticized him for ghosting Angel Reese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>he <strong>2025 WNBA<\/strong> season has kicked off, and it has gotten off to an incredible start! The games have been full of excitement and drama. The most highly anticipated matchup was between the<strong> Chicago Sky<\/strong> and the <strong>Indiana Fever.<\/strong> The game lived up to expectations and did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/ncaa\/caitlin-clark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a><\/strong> made a statement by leading the<strong> Indiana Fever<\/strong> to a 93-58 rout of the <strong>Chicago Sky<\/strong> in their first matchup of the season. With this performance, she made it clear that she is ready to dominate the <strong>WNBA <\/strong>and take on rivals like <strong>Angel Reese.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Angel Reese brushes off media question after defending her place in women&#8217;s basketball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Indiana Fever <\/strong>star swept the court with her <strong>third triple-double in the WNBA<\/strong>! She scored <strong>20 points<\/strong>, had 10 assists, and grabbed 10 rebounds in an electrifying performance that showed a huge leap from her rookie year in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clark <\/strong>completely overshadowed <strong>Reese<\/strong>, taking all the headlines and praise with her devastating start to the league.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she earned tremendous praise from none other than<strong> LeBron James<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">LeBron James is a big fan of Caitlin Clark<\/h2>\n<p>It should come as no surprise that &#8220;<strong>King<\/strong>&#8221; is a loyal follower of <strong>Clark<\/strong>&#8216;s career. He regularly uses social media to show his support for the<strong> Indiana Fever <\/strong>star.<\/p>\n<p>Before the start of the new <strong>WNBA <\/strong>season, <strong>James <\/strong>wished <strong>Clark <\/strong>all the success in the world in an <em>Instagram <\/em>post.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Good luck and do what you do this season!<\/em>&#8221; he wrote, attaching a photo with <strong>Clark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After <strong>Caitlin<\/strong>&#8216;s impressive performance, he took to his <em>X <\/em>account to share his reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;TRIPLE DUB CC! Great way to kick off the season,&#8221; wrote<strong> King James<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Angel Reese&#8217;s fans were upset<\/h2>\n<p>The comments sections of both posts were flooded with hate, mainly from <strong>Chicago Sky<\/strong> and <strong>Reese <\/strong>fans, who were frustrated by <strong>LeBron<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;ghosting&#8221; of <strong>Angel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t you ever post Angel Reese?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Bron, where&#8217;s the photo with Angel Reese?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Angel Reese will say Jordan is better than Bron when she sees this.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some of the comments on <strong>LeBron<\/strong>&#8216;s post read: However, some took the opportunity to mock the <strong>Lakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You&#8217;re not being smart trying to recruit her to be the Lakers&#8217; sixth man.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;She&#8217;s better than everyone on the Lakers&#8217; bench.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reactions to <strong>LeBron<\/strong>&#8216;s social media post were mixed, but there&#8217;s no denying that the game between <strong>Chicago <\/strong>and <strong>Indiana <\/strong>was great and evoked mixed emotions. 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