FOX Sports broadcaster Tim Brando said Monday he was, like many basketball fans, stunned Caitlin Clark was left off of the Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games. Clark didn’t make the cut for the 12-player team poised to bring home another gold medal despite her popularity and how interest in the Indiana Fever rookie has helped elevate WNBA TV …
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Warriors' Steve Kerr likens Caitlin Clark to Steph Curry, calls her battles with WNBA vets 'rite of passage'
The way WNBA veterans have been competing against the league’s No. 1 overall pick, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, has been at the top of sports debate since her rookie season began last month. The hot-button topic has trickled into other sports leagues, including those in the NBA who have been watching Clark’s stardom form as a professional after her …
Read More »USA basketball chair says it would have been 'irresponsible' to put Caitlin Clark on Olympic roster
The USA Basketball staff knew what kind of backlash they would get if they had not included Caitlin Clark on the Olympic roster. Well, they made the decision to leave the No. 1 overall pick off, and the noise has been loud. Clark herself said that “they woke a monster,” and it remains a debate on whether she was snubbed …
Read More »Caitlin Clark being left off Olympics roster a mistake, sports influencer Rachel DeMita says
Sports influencer Rachel DeMita said she thinks Caitlin Clark being left off of the U.S. Olympic women’s national basketball team roster was a mistake. Clark wasn’t one of the 12 players picked to represent the red, white and blue as they get ready to head to Paris next month to compete for another gold medal on the global stage. CLICK …
Read More »WNBA player seems to take pride in Caitlin Clark's tough game: 'Seatbelt season'
After tying a career-high with 30 points on Friday night, Caitlin Clark didn’t exactly keep the momentum. Clark drilled seven three-pointers in that effort, but on Monday against the Connecticut Sun, she was held to just eight field goal attempts. In the end, the Sun earned an 89-72 win in a rematch from Clark’s WNBA debut, but this time, she …
Read More »ESPN panelist worries about Caitlin Clark being used as 'avatar' for some to attack Black WNBA players
David Dennis Jr., a writer for ESPN’s Andscape, expressed concerns on Monday about those who were upset with Team USA leaving Caitlin Clark off of the Olympic roster. Dennis was on “Around the Horn” and worried about Black WNBA players getting targeted in the wake of the Clark drama. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caitlin Clark, #22 …
Read More »Ex-Iowa coach Lisa Bluder ‘would love to have seen’ Caitlin Clark at Olympics: ‘The hardest team to make’
Former Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder was among the many who were disappointed to learn that Caitlin Clark will not be headed to Paris next month with USA Basketball’s national team. But her concern isn’t for the women’s team in the Olympics this year but rather what Clark’s absence will mean for the team competing in Los Angeles in …
Read More »Caitlin Clark's professionalism impresses sports world after Olympics snub: 'Take a lesson'
Caitlin Clark may have been snubbed from the U.S. Olympic national women’s basketball team roster, but she took the high road when asked about it on Sunday. Clark said it was just added motivation to make the team in 2028 when the Summer Games head to Los Angeles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caitlin Clark, #22 of …
Read More »Caitlin Clark tops list of alternates for women's Olympic basketball team: report
Caitlin Clark was not selected as one of the first 12 players to make the U.S. Olympic women’s national basketball team, but there still appears to be a chance she could be representing the Stars and Stripes in Paris. The Athletic’s Shams Charania said Monday on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” that the Indiana Fever rookie is on top of …
Read More »Caitlin Clark says she 'admires' Dan Hurley, 'cool' he's staying at UConn
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever struggled in their return to Connecticut, falling to the Sun, 89-72. Indiana opened the season with a 21-point loss in Connecticut and later fell to the Sun in Indiana, 88-84, which makes them 0-3 this season against one of the WNBA’s best teams. Clark wasn’t able to replicate her production from …
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