The 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament brought out record numbers in viewership this year, where all eyes were on collegiate stars and .
The two basketball stars, Reese representing LSU and Clark representing Iowa, became household names for sports fans with their record-breaking performances in the March Madness tournament. However, the title game's most valuable players seem to have developed a tense relationship on Sunday, with Reese, 20, saying Clark, 21, "disrespected" several of Reese's friends and teammates throughout the tournament.
Here's everything to know about the two basketball stars and their feud.
On several occasions during the tournament, Clark was praised for appearing to taunt her opponents on the court.
On Friday, called "Caitlin Clark: The Queen of Clap Backs" which highlighted the Iowa star's trash talk, including when she told a Louisville player, "You're down 15 points, shut up," in an earlier round of the competition.
But while Clark's taunts were met with praise from the media and users on Twitter, Reese was harshly criticized for the same behavior towards Clark on Sunday.
Several sports reporters took aim at Reese's taunts, despite Clark having participated in the "disrespectful" trash talk to start.
, "Let's call it what it is. [Clark] did the waving, she did the Cena," referring to the "you can't see me" hand gesture made popular by wrestler John Cena.
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