By LawInspectsSince past few weeks there have been a lot of rumors on social media lately that WNBA champion player Angel Reese is suing Caitlin Clark, another player, for more than $10 million. This rumor has gotten a lot of fan’s attention and there are a lot of debates and confusion over what’s really going on between the two popular basketball players. But after checking at the facts and reliable sources, it’s evident that this viral news isn’t true, it looks like a hoax.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark both are very good friends since the college and they played college basketball together, where they were praised for their intense rivalry on the court. Reese, who played for LSU and Clark, who played for Iowa, faced off in one of the most popular NCAA Championship games in a long time. Reese’s now-famous “You can’t see me” gesture toward Clark has gone viral and triggered a countless debates on sportsmanship, competitiveness and rivalry in women’s basketball.
The time Clark joined the Indiana Fever and Reese joined the Chicago Sky in the WNBA, the media started talking about their rivalry on the court. This focus has often made their interactions seem worse than they really are, making it seem like they don’t like each other, which neither player has openly supported.
Both athletes have said they appreciate each other and that even though they are intense rivals, they don’t hate one other personally. Reese even said in an interview that she doesn’t think Clark hates her, making it clear that the competitive spirit between them is only professional.
Even after these clarifications, bogus claims started to spread online saying that Reese had sued Clark for $10 million for slander. Some versions of the story switched the roles, saying that Clark was the one suing Reese.
Pages on social media that wanted to take advantage of the rivalry for hits and engagement quickly disseminated these stories. There is no record of any such lawsuit being filed in any court, though, and neither the players nor their agents have made any official declarations saying that legal action is being taken. All the rumors have been proven wrong several times by reliable sports news agencies, which have called them internet hoaxes.
So why do these claims keep coming up? The answer is in how the media and social media make sports rivalry worse. People are naturally interested in the narrative of two young, skilled athletes who are making news. If you add some drama or fake legal trouble, the narrative becomes even more clickable.
Sadly, this has made false information proliferate quicker than fact-checks can keep up with. Some fans have even made things more confusing by talking about how Reese said in public that some of Clark’s followers were bothering her. However, those events have nothing to do with any legal matter between the players themselves.
Conclusion:
All the Allegations regarding the Lawsuit seems to be fake. There are no solid evidence to support the allegation, that Angel Reese is suing Caitlin Clark. There is no court paperwork, no credible evidence and no confirmation from either athlete to back up this allegation.
They are not in a judicial war; they are in a sporting rivalry. Both women are still focused on their professions and helping women’s basketball become more popular. The so-called lawsuit is just another online rumor. This shows that sometimes, fabrication travels quicker than fact.