Fox Sports analyst, Emmanuel Acho had some interesting words to share about Angel Reese on Tuesday after LSU loss to Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday night.
As we previously reported, Reese was very emotional during her in the post-game press conference when she revealed that she’s received death threats, been sexualized and cited that she hasn’t had peace since she won a national championship last year. During the press conference, her teammate, Flau’Jae Johnson came to her defense and explained how she tired of the media painting Angel as the villain when she’s a good person. However, Acho shared his thoughts about the interview on Fox Sports and wasn’t too pleased with Angel Reese’s attitude after losing.
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“Angel Reese, you can’t be the big bad wolf and then kind of cry like Courage the Cowardly Dog,” Acho said on the Tuesday episode of SPEAK. “Nobody mourns when the villain catches an L, and, Angel Reese, you’re self-proclaimed to be the villain. Shoutout to you because you were the second best basketball player on the court [against Iowa], and it was not close,” he continued.
It’s no secret that Monday night’s game was legendary. Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese both came to play and both stars said there is no animosity from last year’s championship game leading up to the elite 8. On Monday night, Clark rewrote the NCAA record books again. She broke Diana Taurasi’s NCAA Tournament record for most three-pointers made after draining 9-of-20 from beyond the arc, as well as the most tournament assists where she has 140 and counting.
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Reese had shown praise of Clark prior to this highly-anticipated Elite Eight game. “I don’t think people realize it’s not personal,” Reese noted Saturday while speaking about the “super competitive” Clark. “Once we get out between those lines, if I see you walking down the street, it’s like, ‘Hey, girl, what’s up? Let’s hang out.’ I think people just take it like we hate each other. Me and Caitlin Clark don’t hate each other. I want everybody to understand that.”
Clark and Iowa moved on to the Final Four, where they will see Paige Bueckers and No. 3 UConn in Cleveland on Friday.