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LSU Star Angel Reese on Sunday defended the gesture for the purpose of Cataline Clarke of Iowa Hawkis at the end of Tigers’ first NCAA women’s basketball national championship win, saying “I do not insult lightly.”
May be reesned saw Before Clarke moves his open hand in front of his face-being popular by WWE star John Cena means “you can’t see me”-In a gesture before pointing to your ring finger, some people in a gesture may be interpreted as a reference to their newly-called championship ring.
Clarke made the same Signal For another player first in the tournament.
There has been a lot of debate with this gesture, especially on social media. Some people have criticized Reese, while others have defended his actions, stating that there was no public resentment in the first response to Clarke’s gesture in the tournament.
Sports journalist Jose de Jesus Ortis called the reese functions “classless”, while former ESPN host Keith Olbarman called Reez “stupid” to gesture.
At the press conference after the win, Reese refers to the difference in the reaction obtained as a result of its gesture compared to a Clarke.
Reese said, “Throughout the year, I used to criticize who I was. I am not fit in the story.” “I don’t fit the box you want to go in. I am a very hood. I am a very Jewish colony. Y’All told me that all year. But when other people do it, and you say nothing.
“So it is for girls who look like me. For those people who want to speak for what they say. It is unattainable. And that’s what I did for tonight. It was bigger than me tonight. And Twitter is going to get angry every time.
“And I am happy. I think I have helped develop women’s basketball this year. (…) I am eager to celebrate and then in the next season.”
Reese scored 15 points and 10 rebounds in the 102-85 win and won the most outstanding player of Women’s March Madness.
In the post -game broadcast, Reese mentioned Clarke, a similar gesture for Louisville’s opponent in Elite Eight.
In the same game, Clarke said to an opponent: “You are below 15 points. Shut up,” according to the bleer report.
“Ketleen Clarke is a hell of a player, but I don’t lightly disrespect,” Reese said. “He disrespects (LSU) Alexis (Morris) (…) and I wanted to take his pocket. But at the end of his game I had a moment. I was in my bag, I was in my moment.”
After the championship game, Clarke herself said that she did not notice anything at that time.
Clarke said in a press conference after the game, “I was just trying to go on the handshake line and join hands and be grateful.” “All the credit of the world to LSU. They were tremendous. They were worth it. He had a tremendous season.
“(LSU head coach) Kim Mulki gave him so well coaching. He is one of the best basketball coaches of all time, and shows it. She shows me only a really kind things for me in the handshake line, so I am very grateful.
“But I don’t know honestly. I was just trying to spend the last few moments on the court with five people, which I have started 93 games and remembering it every second.”
LSU head coach Mulki said that he had “no clue” whether it was transpailed.
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Among those who defended Reez on social media were ESPN’s Holi Rowe and former NBA star Atton Thomas.
“People hate Angel Reese or Ketleen Clarke. Stop. Unspakenly confident young women should not be hated. wrote on Twitter.
Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks Players Thomas wrote: “Now hold !!!! It was cute when Ketleen Clarke did it. Y’All had no problem with it. So don’t all get angry and talk about class and sportsmanship when Angel Reeses do the same thing. We are not double standards here.”
Reese said that the negative response on social media throughout the season helped fuel his excellent season, after transferring from Maryland to an average of 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds on an average of 23.0 points in its first season with LSU.
“Twitter can say what they want to say,” he said. “I like to read the comments. I have all the screenshots that everyone has said about all the season. What are you going to say now?”
