The Chicago Sky star was baffled. “I’m like, ‘Ok, you wanted me to sign your thing and now you don’t like me no more?’ People be so mad,” she said. That “white girl” is Rookie of the Year award winner Caitlin Clark, one of the few female athletes on the planet who might be getting more autograph requests than Reese. Reese would know.

Angel Reese has been one of the breakout stars of the WNBA, but has been criticised for her off-court actions and compared to fellow rookie Caitlin Clark

Reese and Clark both enjoyed phenomenal rookie seasons in the WNBA, with the two former college rivals hitting the ground running for the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever respectively.