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these are young kids. competitors. I don't fault either one for playing with swagger and fire.
None of this would have been an issue if the adult in the room in south Carolina didn't throw the R card like red meat. The girl power crowd wouldn't have turned on Clark out of obligation. Reese wouldn't have been this upset about a team that really didn't do anything to her. We'd instead be talking about a great game with LSU and Reese playing well against a fiery competitor. Instead we have one side demonizing Clark and the other demonizing Reese, while Staley gets to slide back and celebrate the chaos she stirred up.
It's not about Reese or Clark. It's about Staley. At a time when popularity for the game soared that joy had to be dampened by making this whole game about social issues. She made it about herself and took away the moment from two teams who deserved to celebrate success
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