Why isn’t Angel Reese held to the Caitlin Clark standard when fans attack her teammates?

The article argues that commentators who have repeatedly asked Caitlin Clark to condemn online abuse should apply the same expectation to Angel Reese, after fans identifying with Reese targeted her Atlanta Dream teammates Jordin Canada and Rhyne Howard. It says neither player is responsible for the conduct of fans and neither owes a statement, but calls for consistency from those who have pressed Clark to respond.

It recounts Clark’s repeated condemnations of online hate, including comments on 3 July and at an 8 October news conference, and cites ESPN analyst Monica McNutt’s 23 October criticism. Canada returned to social media after avoiding it during the playoffs and described the comments she encountered as hurtful and cruel. The supplied article text ends partway through its account of the posts targeting Canada and Howard.