Caitlin Clark Snaps On Reporter Over Angel Reese Question After Gold Medal Win [VIDEO]
Caitlin Clark wasn’t having any of that.
Caitlin Clark stood at the mixed zone with a gold medal on her chest and shut the feud question down. A reporter tried to drag Angel Reese into the moment, but Clark did not play along.
“We’ve always been friends. Don’t try to do that,” she said. The clip spread because she pointed while she said it. The tone was not polite. It was a warning.
Caitlin Clark WENT OFF on a reporter who asked if she’s friends with Angel Reese
“We’ve always been friends, don’t try to do that.”
She came back later: “what the hell is wrong with you?” https://t.co/W5pHDoBoPh
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) September 13, 2026
Team USA had just beaten France 97-79 for a fifth straight World Cup title. Clark finished the final with 12 points after a slow start to the tournament. The internet still wanted the old Iowa-LSU movie, but she refused to cave in.
Caitlin Clark Ends The Interview Before The Feud Starts
Caitlin Clark (Photo Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images)
This was not a new answer. Clark has said for years that people invented the personal war. Reese said the same thing after Hungary.
“I’m sure we know each other’s game like the back of each other’s hand.”
She added that they would keep building chemistry because they expect to be USA teammates for a while.
Cameras already caught them laughing on the bench during the 108-56 quarterfinal. Clark had nine assists that night, including three to Reese. Practice tape from Berlin showed the same court connection before group play even started.
The gold interview was the last chance to force a different story, but Clark quickly cut it off. Then she walked off camera.
USA Basketball posted the young core with medals an hour later.
“Yeah, the kids are alright.”
Yeah, the kids are alright. 🏆 https://t.co/4HB5BoPRx4
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 13, 2026
Caitlin Clark Celebrates The Same Gold Night As Reese
Angel Reese (Photo Via Imagn Images)
The locker-room tape from @WALKEDH0ME is the other half of the night. Reese hits the dance as champagne starts flying. Clark is in the red jacket spraying the room and Bueckers is in the middle of it with a bottle. Nobody looks like they are keeping score from 2023.
Yeah, the kids are alright. 🏆 https://t.co/4HB5BoPRx4
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 13, 2026
She came off the bench all tournament behind Chelsea Gray, yet she still led Team USA in assists through Berlin. The debut against China was the flashy stat line. Sunday was the medal. The feud talk followed both.
Reese already told critics she came to Berlin for something and was not leaving without it. Clark’s version was shorter. Friends. Do not try that.