LeBron James Facing Backlash for Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Decision

Both Clark and Reese delivered standout performances over the weekend. Returning from a five-game injury absence on Saturday, Clark poured in 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists to defeat the previously undefeated New York Liberty. 

This performance had the basketball world buzzing, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who sent her a message on X.

One day later, Reese recorded her first WNBA triple-double in a win over the Connecticut Sun. Tallying 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Reese joined Clark as the only two WNBA players to record a triple-double this season.

What caught the attention of fans, was James choosing to shoutout Clark, but remaining silent after Reese's performance. One fan called him out in a post that has tallied over 100,000 views on X.

Several fans in the comments shared their disappointment with James not spotlighting both players.

"He should stay on that side," said one.

"CLOCK IT!!!!" one exclaimed.

"LeBum for a reason. MJ the GOAT," said another.

"He's never spoken on ar," one pointed out. "He never will. I'm glad he hasn't. She doesn't need it."

Several other posts also called out James for not acknowledging Reese.

"Oh they can never make like that man," said one.

"He only does that for the media darling," one added. "I’ll be so glad when he retires from my Lakers. He’s passive aggressive, petty and just needs to go home so we can build around Luka and move forward. Congratulations Angel and SkyTown "

While James' decision to post about Clark but not Reese has been a topic of discussion, not every fan interpreted it as disrespectful. Many pointed out that despite Reese's impressive triple-double, she went just 2-for-7 from the field, and did so against a poor Sun team.

Assuming health for both players, WNBA fans will see Clark and Reese face off again on July 27 in Chicago.