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‘I’m too ghetto’: College basketball star slams racial hypocrisy over hand gesture outrage

USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Angel Reese caused controversy on women’s college basketball’s biggest stage as the LSU star waved her hand in front of her face to signify that “you can’t see me” while staring down Caitlin Clark, then pointed toward her finger as if to say a championship ring was coming while walking toward the Iowa star.

The gestures late in the Tigers' 102-85 victory in the NCAA championship game on Sunday lit up social media, with comments supporting the "Bayou Barbie" for trash talk as just part of the game, while others condemned her for lacking grace in victory.

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