WNBA investigating racial slurs by fans made at Chicago Sky star Angel Reese during Indiana Fever game
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INDIANAPOLIS — The WNBA is currently investigating racist remarks aimed at Angel Reese by spectators during the Chicago Sky’s defeat against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday. This is according to an individual who has knowledge of the incident.

This source relayed the information to The Associated Press on Sunday, choosing to remain anonymous as the league has not made public who was targeted by these remarks or who reported them.

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“The WNBA unequivocally condemns racism, hate, and discrimination of any kind—they do not belong in our league or society,” said the league in an official statement. “We are informed about the claims and are examining the situation thoroughly.”

Reese, who is Black, and Clark, who is white, met for the seventh time in their ongoing – and much talked about – rivalry. Clark was named Rookie of the Year last season and Reese finished second in the voting.

The WNBA Players Union released a statement soon after the league’s comment on the matter.

“The WNBPA is aware of reports of hateful comments at yesterday’s game in Indianapolis and supports the WNBA’s current investigation into this matter. Such behavior is unacceptable in our sport,” the statement said. “Under the WNBA’s ‘No Space for Hate’ policy, we trust the league to thoroughly investigate and take swift, appropriate action to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all.”

The Sky and Fever will play four more times during the regular season this year.

“We are aware of the allegations of inappropriate fan conduct during yesterday’s game and we are working closely with the WNBA to complete their investigation,” the Fever said in a statement. “We stand firm in our commitment to providing a safe environment for all WNBA players.”

Reese had 12 points and 17 rebounds in the 93-58 loss to the Fever. The Sky forward and Clark had an incident on the court with 4:38 left in the third quarter. It started with Reese grabbing an offensive rebound and Clark slapping Reese’s arm hard enough to jar the ball loose and knock Reese to floor.

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When Reese got up, she tried to confront Clark before Indiana center Aliyah Boston stepped in between the two players. Clark’s third personal foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1 while Boston and Reese each drew technical fouls following a replay review by the referees.

Both players downplayed the play after the game.

The league launched “No Space for Hate” this season, a multi-dimensional platform designed to combat hate and promote respect across all WNBA spaces both online and in-arena.

The league is focused on four key areas: enhanced technological features to detect hateful comments online; increased emphasis on team, arena and league security measures; reinforcing mental health resources; and alignment of core against hate.

This will be the league’s first test of it.

“It’s nice in words, but we got to see actions,” Aces star A’ja Wilson said Friday after practice. “Hopefully people can take actions and understand this is bigger than basketball. We’re true people behind it. Any shoe that we wear, any jersey we have on, we’re human. People have to respect that. I hope they pay attention and listen to the words.”

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