Angel Reese alleges harassment by Caitlin Clark fans: 'People have come down to my address'

and are simultaneously posting two of the greatest rookie seasons in WNBA history, which is only the latest chapter in their shared history together.

According to Reese, that history has led to some awful behavior directed toward her by fans.

In the first episode of her new " " podcast, Reese was asked by co-host Maya Reese (no relation) about Clark, whom she clashed with twice during their college careers.

Reese went out of her way to praise Clark before alleging that her fans have harassed her in ways including death threats, following her home and fabricating naked pictures of her through AI, with some sent to her family.

Angel Reese on her relationship with Caitlin Clark Watch full episode here: Unapologetically Angel (@angelreeseshow) Reese's full answer: "Caitlin is an amazing player and I've always thought she was an amazing player.

We've been playing each other since high school.

So I think it's really just the fans her fans, the Iowa fans, now the fans that are, like, they ride for her and I respect that, respectfully, but sometimes it's very disrespectful.

I think there's a lot of racism when it comes to it and I don't believe she stands on any of that.

"But when it comes to death threats, like, I'm talking about people have come down to my address, following me home, it's come down to that.

Multiple occasions, people have made AI pictures of me naked, literally.

They have sent it to my family members.

My family members are, like, uncles are sending it to me, like, "Oh, are you naked on Instagram?" "It sucks to see that and it's really hard that I have to go through that, and now seeing other players even having to go through that.

At the end of the day, it's a game that we do both love, but there is no hate." Clark has rapidly become the biggest name in women's basketball, which has been great for the league's ratings and less so for the volume of the discourse around her.

Months ago, she .

Reese and the in particular have claimed to see the ugly side of the attention paid to Clark, most notably after .

It was one of many hard fouls Clark has received this season.

While many denounced Carter's actions during and after that game, the team alleged one person took it further by .

A subsequent video showed that person only attempting to ask Carter questions, but , such as "ghetto b****." Another Sky player, , barreled into Clark and .

Reese and LSU defeated Clark's Iowa team in the national championship game last year, with Reese becoming a national talking point after she famously taunted Clark in the final seconds of the game.

Clark's profile has continued to rise since then, and Reese's alongside it.

The discourse around the two players has become even louder now that they're the clear top two players in the running for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.

Clark is given that she's on pace to post , along with .

Reese, however, already holds the WNBA single-season record for rebounds as well as the league's longest double-double streak.

The WNBA would have wanted both of these players to become stars, and that wish is so far being granted.

It hasn't been a story without turbulence, though, and it isn't fair to either player for Reese to deal with what she's alleging..

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