"Y'all hate me for loving Caitin Clark": Angel Reese's former teammate Alexis Morris makes feelings known on Fever star with wholesome gesture 

Alexis Morris, a former LSU teammate of Angel Reese, expressed her true feelings for once-rival Caitlin Clark, whose Iowa Hawkeyes jersey was retired on Sunday. Morris congratulated Clark in her Instagram story, reposting the Indiana Fever’s custom Nike letterman jacket, which she wore during the jersey retirement ceremony.

Morris expressed her admiration for Clark, acknowledging her significant contributions to women’s basketball. She also praised the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year for having her college team retire her jersey just a year after she left the program.

“Yall hate me for loving CC. Congrats!!!,” Morris wrote.

Alexis Morris praised Caitlin Clark on Instagram. (Credits: IG/Alexis Morris)

The jacket featured every feat Caitlin Clark accomplished in Iowa, including eclipsing the NCAA scoring record in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

Morris, who was the co-star when Angel Reese led the team in the 2023 national championship, was once a fierce rival of Clark during their college days. Morris guarded the Hawkeyes alum for most stretches in their matchups.

In their 2023 championship celebration, Alexis Morris also took a shot at Clark, saying that the former Iowa star needed to show more respect for LSU and her name.

"Caitlin, you had an amazing game. You’re a great player, but you got to put some respect on LSU," Morris said. "You got to put some respect on my name."

While Clark went on to carve a successful career after being picked No. 1 in the 2024 WNBA draft, Morris struggled to kickstart her professional career.

She was drafted by the Connecticut Sun as the 22nd overall pick in 2023 but only played one preseason with the team. She has since played in Turkey and Iceland while also signing with the Harlem Globetrotters to become the seventh woman in the squad.

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Alexis Morris compliments Caitlin Clark in IG post about her jersey retirement

Alexis Morris also jumped into the comments section of Caitlin Clark’s Instagram post on her jersey retirement. Morris complimented Clark with a five-word message describing the retirement ceremony inside the Carver-Hawkeye arena at the University of Iowa.

“This is so fire bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥,” she wrote.

Alexis Morris's IG comment on Caitlin Clark's post of her Iowa Hawkeyes jersey retirement. (Credits: IG/Caitlin Clark)

Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey was lifted to the arena’s rafters following Iowa’s stunning win over the USC Trojans. Clark is expected to play in the same Iowa arena when the Fever take on the Brazil national team in May in a WNBA preseason game.

Clark played for four years in Iowa. Meanwhile, Alexis Morris was in college from 2017 to 2023, finishing her career with LSU in her final two eligible seasons.