Angel Reese CHEERS Chennedy Carter's brutal bodycheck on her old rival Caitlin Clark - as the Chicago Sky star's is SLAMMED for her reaction

Angel Reese appeared to celebrate a brutal foul on Caitlin Clark in their highly-anticipated meeting in the WNBA.

In the third quarter of the Sky and Fever's showdown on Saturday, Reese's teammate Chennedy Carter shoulder-checked the Fever rookie during an in-bounds pass, knocking Clark down to the hardwood.

Carter also appeared to say 'you b***c' before making aggressive and unnecessary contact with Clark.

Eric Nathan of Barstool Sports later posted a wider angle of the foul, which shows Reese seemingly cheering after Carter committed the foul.

As Clark hit the ground, Reese got out of her seat on the bench and clapped while yelling at Carter, who was walking away after being whistled for the foul. Reese also appears to be yelling at Carter as if to encourage or praise her actions.

Following the incident, MLS commentator Taylor Twellman slammed Reese for her reaction, writing: 'Such a bad look on Reese too IMHO. The baby games/cheap shots on any athlete are so dumb. Imagine if someone did this to LeBron???'

Other fans flooded the comment section, calling Reese and Carter losers and bullies. Meanwhile, others suggested they are jealous of Clark's popularity and success. 

Nevertheless, Clark had the last laugh as the Fever secured a 71-70 win to earn their first victory at home.

Clark tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, and six assists to help the Fever.

On the other hand, Reese clocked in eight points and 13 rebounds in Chicago's losing effort.

Reese entered Saturday's game averaging 11 points, 8.2 rebounds, and two assists so far in the W. The former Tiger's strengths in college seemingly translated well to the pros as she leads all rookies in boards.

She has played and started in all of Chicago's seven games, as they now hold a 3-4 record this season.

Meanwhile, Clark has averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game since arriving in the league. Unfortunately, the Fever have struggled, winning just one of their nine games before Saturday.

In 2023, Reese and the Tigers bested Clark and the Hawkeyes in the NCAA Championship game, 102-85. Reese clocked in a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds on their way to a championship.

Clark got her revenge in April when Iowa eliminated LSU in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Reese's 17-point and 20-rebound performance was quickly erased by Clark's 41 points and 12 assists in the 94-87 win.

Iowa would move on to appear in another title game but lost to Dawn Staley's South Carolina team.

With Clark being the new babyface of women's basketball, Reese had previously jabbed at her college rival after they entered the league.

Following a win over the New York Liberty in May, Reese tweeted: 'And that's on getting a WIN in a packed area not just cause of one player on our charter flight. #SKYTOWN,' she wrote, with a blowing-a-kiss emoji at the end. Reese quickly deleted the post after it went live.

While the broadcast crew during the game argued that Carter's body check was a flagrant 1, officials deemed it a common foul, as Clark made her free throw on the other end.

'I ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions,' Carter said when asked postgame.