{"id":13729,"date":"2023-04-29T01:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T07:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=13729"},"modified":"2023-05-13T03:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:34:12","slug":"caitlin-clark-angel-reese-trash-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-trash-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"trash talk: caitlin clark &#038; angel reese  bring it at thrilling 2023 final four"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7227423851981081861\" data-video-id=\"7227423851981081861\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> 6 past modals for talking about the 2023 <a title=\"finalfour\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/finalfour?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#finalfour<\/a> for more related <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> visit richyrocks.com. <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"caitlinclark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/caitlinclark?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#caitlinclark<\/a> <a title=\"angelreese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/angelreese?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#angelreese<\/a> <a title=\"pastmodals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pastmodals?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pastmodals<\/a> <a title=\"collegebasketball\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/collegebasketball?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#collegebasketball<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c PUT YOU ON GAME - Russ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/PUT-YOU-ON-GAME-7184507381756217345?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c PUT YOU ON GAME &#8211; Russ<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the<strong> iowa hawkeye<\/strong> <strong>women&#8217;s basketball<\/strong> team, led by superstar guard <strong>caitlin clark<\/strong>, had an entertaining run through the <strong>ncaa<\/strong> (u.s. college) <strong>tournament<\/strong> all the way to the championship game.\u00a0 they broke a few records <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/along-the-way-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">along the way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/aBoA4dHrdYIt70IwAR\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/marchmadness-iowa-hawkeyes-wfinalfour-aBoA4dHrdYIt70IwAR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>caitlin clark: u can&#8217;t see me<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>it was <strong><em>a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/big-deal-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big deal<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (important) when iowa (my <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/alma-mater-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alma mater<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillandictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/american\/btw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">btw<\/a> ) played <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>louisville<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmediawatch.com\/2023\/03\/ncaa-womens-tournament-ratings-record-viewership-elite-eight-sweet-16-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the <strong><em>elite 8<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (quarterfinal) and\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/regardless-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>roughly <\/em><\/a>(<\/strong>approximately<strong>) <\/strong>2.5 million viewers saw the game. that was a higher rating than any nba game on espn <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/so-far-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so far<\/a> this season and an all-time record for an eilte 8 game in the women&#8217;s ncaa tournament. but they were just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>their <em><strong>final four<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/matchup-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>matchup<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (semifinal game) against <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/undefeated-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undefeated<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>south carolina<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/espn-gets-record-ratings-iowa-234045148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set another record<\/a> with an audience of over five and a half million. and most impressive of all &#x1f449;&#x1f3fc; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/03\/sports\/ncaabasketball\/lsu-iowa-womens-tournament-ratings-record.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the final vs <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>lsu<\/strong><\/span><\/a> nearly 10 million fans <strong><em>tuned in<\/em><\/strong> (saw it) making it the most watched game in the history of women&#8217;s college basketball.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/angel-reese-u-cant-see-me.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13753\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/angel-reese-u-cant-see-me.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>but bigger than any of these historical statistics was the moment at the end of the iowa\/lsu game that transcended basketball and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lead-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led to<\/a> a heated national discussion about race and gender in sports.\u00a0 <strong>rachel treisman<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/04\/03\/1167704651\/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-you-cant-see-me-gesture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article on <strong>npr.com<\/strong> describes what happened<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>lsu forward angel reese celebrated the tigers&#8217; fourth-quarter <em>lead<\/em> (and imminent victory) by one hand in front of her face \u2014 a gesture popularized by the <em>wrestler<\/em>\u00a0 [john cena] as &#8220;u can&#8217;t see me&#8221; \u2014 and <em>tapping<\/em> her ring finger while looking <em>pointedly<\/em> at iowa hawkeyes guard caitlin clark.\u00a0 the moment quickly went viral, with commentators and observers criticizing reese for what they perceived as <em>unsportsmanlike<\/em> <em>taunting<\/em> of clark. the word &#8220;<em>classless<\/em>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even<\/a> <em>trended<\/em> on twitter.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lead-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>lead<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>means <em>advantage<\/em>, lsu <em>was winning<\/em>. the second &#8220;w&#8221; in <strong>wwe<\/strong> stands for <strong><em>wrestling<\/em><\/strong>, the sport\/spectacle. the athletes who participate are <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wrestler-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>wrestlers<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, like <strong>john cena<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tap-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>tap<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>touch<\/em>. <strong><em>pointedly<\/em><\/strong> means <em>directly<\/em>, <em>not subtle<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sportsmanship-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>unsportsmanlike<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>not demonstrating the principles of fair play<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/taunt-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>taunt<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>provoke<\/em>, <em>mock<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/classless-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>classless<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>insensitive<\/em> or<em> low-quality behavior<\/em>. <strong><em>trend<\/em><\/strong> means <em>many people were talking about it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"14003856\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/john-cena-you-cant-see-me-wwe-raw-wrestling-gif-14003856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Cena You Cant See Me GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/john+cena-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Cena GIFs<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h5><em>john cena&#8217;s u can&#8217;t see me<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a title=\"50 Cent - In Da Club (Official Music Video)\" href=\"\/gif\/50-cent-in-da-club-official-music-video-QFcCQv\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.makeagif.com\/media\/4-28-2023\/QFcCQv.gif\" alt=\"50 Cent - In Da Club (Official Music Video)\" width=\"356\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>john cena got the idea for u can&#8217;t see me from rapper tony yayo seen here in 50 cent&#8217;s in da club video<\/em><\/h5>\n<div class=\"segment-timestamp style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">in her postgame interview, lsu&#8217;s <strong>angel reese<\/strong>, the most <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/outstanding-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outstanding<\/a> player in the tournament,\u00a0 gave an outstanding explanation of how she was feeling&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"segment-timestamp style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">all year i was <em>critiqued<\/em> about who i was. i don&#8217;t <em>fit<\/em> the narrative; i don&#8217;t <em>fit<\/em> in the box that <em>y&#8217;all<\/em> want me to be in. i&#8217;m too <em>hood<\/em>. i&#8217;m too <em>ghetto<\/em>. <em>y&#8217;all<\/em> told me that all year but when other people do it, <em>y&#8217;all<\/em> don&#8217;t say nothing.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"segment-timestamp style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">so this was for the girls that look like me, that&#8217;s gonna <em>speak up<\/em> on what they believe in. it&#8217;s <em>unapologetically<\/em> u and that&#8217;s what i did it for tonight&#8230;it was bigger than me tonight.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>critique<\/em><\/strong> means <em>evaluate<\/em>, <em>judge<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/yall-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>y&#8217;all<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a contraction of <em>you<\/em> and <em>all<\/em> and is understood as the plural of <em>u<\/em>. <strong><em>hood<\/em><\/strong>, short for <em>neighborhood<\/em> and <strong><em>ghetto<\/em><\/strong> refer to <em>poor neighborhoods<\/em>. reese&#8217;s implication is that she is talking about black neighborhoods. <strong><em>speak up<\/em><\/strong> means <em>express opinions<\/em>. <strong><em>unapologetically<\/em><\/strong> means <em>NOT sorry<\/em>. it&#8217;s an adverb. <strong><em>unapologetic<\/em><\/strong> is the equivalent adjective and the title of this track by <strong>polo g<\/strong> and <strong>nle chopper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Polo G - Unapologetic (feat. NLE Choppa) (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TOsZRXDKV9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fit-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>fit<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>be appropriate, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/belong-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">belong<\/a><\/em>. the phrasal verb <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fit-in-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>fit in<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>can frequently mean the same thing. u can hear <em>fit<\/em>\/<em>fit in<\/em> used similarly in many well-known songs.\u00a0 <strong>bob dylan<\/strong> uses <em>fit<\/em> in a romantic context in one of his most famous songs, <strong><em>just like a woman<\/em><\/strong> at 2:45&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aint-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ain&#8217;t<\/a> it clear that i just can&#8217;t <em>fit<\/em>?<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>yes, i believe that it&#8217;s time for us to quit<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman (Official Audio)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRLXZVojdhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the lyrics of <strong>juicewrld<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>all girls are the same<\/em><\/strong> includes this line at 1:52&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>pissed off<\/em> from the way that i don&#8217;t <strong><em>fit in<\/em><\/strong> (i don&#8217;t <em>fit in<\/em>)<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pissed-off-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>pissed off<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>angry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Juice Wrld - All Girls Are The Same (Lyric Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEafKdFs1rg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the chorus of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cool-kids-echosmith\/\"><strong>echosmith<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>cool kids<\/em><\/strong><\/a> says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i wish that i could be like the cool kids<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>&#8217;cause all the cool kids, they seem to <em>fit in<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Echosmith - Cool Kids [Official Music Video]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSCzDykng4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the chorus of <strong>young boy never broke again<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>anomaly<\/em><\/strong> starts with&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i <em>don&#8217;t fit<\/em> right, anomalies<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Anomaly (Official Audio)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/879RjndjzWA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the most obivous example is the title of this <strong>lil baby<\/strong> rap<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Baby - Fit In  (Lyrics)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lmp6vRBSiiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>countering reese&#8217;s critics in an interview on <strong>espn sportscenter<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-should-never-be-criticized-postgame-trash-talk-you-cant-see-me-taunting-lsu-iowa-womens-national-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caitlin clark clarified<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>that the <em>backlash<\/em> to angel reese was wrong, saying that she never <em>should have faced<\/em> criticism: &#8220;i don\u2019t think angel <em>should be criticized<\/em> <em>at all<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<h4><em>no matter<\/em> which way it goes, she <em>should never be<\/em> <em>criticized<\/em> for what she did. i\u2019m just one that competes and she competed. i think everybody knew there was going to be a little <em>trash talking<\/em> the entire tournament.<\/h4>\n<h4>it\u2019s not just me and angel. so I don\u2019t think she should be criticized, like I said. lsu <em>deserves<\/em> it. they played so well. like i said, i\u2019m a big fan of hers.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/backlash-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>backlash<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>a strong negative reaction<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/should-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>should [never] <\/em><\/strong><\/a>means <em>it&#8217;s<\/em> <em>wrong<\/em> that angel reese was criticized.\u00a0 <strong><em>should be criticized<\/em><\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/passive-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>passive voice<\/strong><\/a>. <em>be<\/em> is an auxiliary and it is implied (though not mentioned) that <em>the general public <\/em>shouldn&#8217;t criticize reese.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/at-all-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>at all<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>emphasizes that reese should hear <em>absolutely no<\/em> criticism. <strong><em>no matter<\/em><\/strong> means <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/regardless-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regardless<\/a> of<\/em> or <em>it&#8217;s unimportant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>should have faced<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>past modal<\/strong> that is often used to point out an error via a hypothetical (the reality is that angel <em>faced<\/em> A LOT\u00a0 of criticism).\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/face-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>face<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>confront<\/em>. <strong><em>trash talk<\/em><\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/brag-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>bragging<\/em><\/a> <em>and insulting an opponent<\/em> to affect them psychologically. it is an important part of basketball.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rihanna-unapologetic-e1682085857407.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13766\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rihanna-unapologetic-e1682085857407-220x300.webp\" alt=\"album cover for rihanna's unapologatic--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--angel reese catilin clark\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rihanna-unapologetic-e1682085857407-220x300.webp 220w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rihanna-unapologetic-e1682085857407.webp 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>rihanna&#8217;s 2012 album is titled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">unapologetic<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>reese reacted to clark&#8217;s support and provided more <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/background-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">background<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/lsu-tigers\/news\/angel-reese-responds-to-caitlin-clark-after-iowa-star-defends-her-amid-outcry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the relationship between the two players<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>man, people don\u2019t <em>realize<\/em>, me and her [caitlin clark] have never had <em>beef<\/em>. we played against <em>each other<\/em> for so long and she\u2019s a great player.<\/h4>\n<h4>i love playing against caitlin, and i feel like me and her are the face of women\u2019s basketball at the <em>college<\/em> level right now. so, just being able to have that and her <em>come out<\/em> and say that was great for us.<\/h4>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/realize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>realize<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>understand\u00a0<\/em>or <em>perceive<\/em> NOT <em>complete<\/em> or <em>finish<\/em> like <em>realizar<\/em> in spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/beef-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>beef<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>disagreement<\/em>, <em>fight<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/each-other-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>each other<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>refers to a <em>mutual action<\/em> (playing basketball) between angel and caitlin.\u00a0 <strong><em>come out<\/em><\/strong> means <em>declare<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beef-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13765\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/beef-poster.jpg\" alt=\"poster for the netflix series beef--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--caitlin clark\" width=\"184\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5><em>the two main characters in this popular series have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beef<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<div><strong>espn<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>holly rowe<\/strong>, one of the most visible figures in women&#8217;s basketball media, defended both players and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/04\/03\/1167704651\/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-you-cant-see-me-gesture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged\u00a0 fans<\/a> to\u00a0 stop hating on women for <em>trash talking<\/em>&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>sports journalist holly rowe <em>called on<\/em> people to stop <em>bashing<\/em> the players, <em>no matter<\/em> <em>whose<\/em> <em>side they took:<\/em>\u00a0 <em>unapologetically<\/em> confident young women <em>should be celebrated<\/em> NOT hated. <em>get used to it<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/call-on-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>call on <\/strong><\/em><\/a>means <em>strongly request<strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bash-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bash<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>criticize intensely<\/em>. <strong><em>whose<\/em><\/strong> is a possessive pronoun for <em>who<\/em> or <em>whom<\/em>.<strong><em> take sides<\/em><\/strong> means <em>support one of the two players over the other<\/em>. <strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong> means it&#8217;s <em>correct<\/em>. <em>should be celebrated<\/em> is another example of <strong>passive voice<\/strong>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-used-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get used to it<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>accept it as normal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People hating on Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark. Stop.<\/p>\n<p>Unapologetically confident young women should be celebrated NOT hated.<br \/>\nGet used to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsiren\/status\/1642662230708609024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the <strong>tiktok<\/strong> at the top of the post contains several examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>past modals<\/strong><\/a> (modal auxiliary + have + past participle) that are used to talk hypothetically about the 2023 final four. there are also examples of the following english vocabulary\/concepts: <em><strong>double negatives<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>whiz<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>shining<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cringe-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>cringey<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>shit<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/among-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>among other things<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>suffice it to say<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>sue<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>starting five<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>trifecta<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>dumb shit<\/em><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shout-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>shout out<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>the words <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/college-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college<\/a>, classless<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/trending-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trended<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/apologize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unapologetic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>trash talk <\/em><\/strong>and <em><strong>final four<\/strong><\/em> from the post appear in the video too as do the useful words <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ever<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a>, point out, former<\/em><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/randomly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>randomly<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even though<\/a> there are no graphics marking them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/caitlin-clark-step-back-e1682768360519.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13802\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/caitlin-clark-step-back-e1682768360519-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"caitlin clark preparing to shoot a step-back 3--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/caitlin-clark-step-back-e1682768360519-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/caitlin-clark-step-back-e1682768360519.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span class=\"ml-2\">basketball whiz caitlin clark (ap\/caean couto)<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>have u seen catilin clark play? 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