Shaquille O’Neal Stands Up For Angel Reese to Win WNBA Award originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Die-hard WNBA fans have taken sides and are always going after Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. It needs to stop or it'll ruin the growth of the sport.

Both teams were missing key starters. Chicago star Angel Reese missed her first game of the season with a leg injury and guard Ariel Atkins was out due to a calf injury. Dream forward Rhyne Howard will be out for the rest of July with a knee injury.

Reese on Tuesday scored 22 points and hauled in 10 rebounds while providing three assists against the league-leading Minnesota Lynx. But after securing a rousing win over the Lynx on Saturday, the Sky were outscored by 15 points in the second half of a 91-78 defeat at Wintrust Arena.

WNBA star Angel Reese slapped a clipboard out of her coach's hands during a timeout in the Sky's 81-79 loss to the Mystics, with fans questioning her behavior.

Angel Reese called out WNBA officials Sunday after the Chicago Sky lost to the Minnesota Lynx and only attempted eight free throws.