Former ESPN host Jemele Hill has shared her thoughts on the Caitlin Clark Olympic team situation.
On Saturday morning, it was reported that Clark would be left off the US Olympic team.
According to Christine Brennan of CBS Sports, people associated with the US Olympic team were afraid to receive backlash from Clark fans if she didn’t get playing time on a stacked team.
Via CBS Sports
“Two other sources, both long-time U.S. basketball veterans with decades of experience in the women’s game, told USA TODAY Sports Friday that concern over how Clark’s millions of fans would react to what would likely be limited playing time on a stacked roster was a factor in the decision making.
If true, that would be an extraordinary admission of the tension that this multi-million-dollar sensation, who signs autographs for dozens of children before and after every game, has caused for the old guard of women’s basketball. The two people spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.”
After Clark was left off the Olympic team, Hill took to social media to argue that the WNBA star wasn’t snubbed.
I don’t consider Caitlin Clark being left off the Olympic team, a snub. Now when Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike were left off the Olympic teams, THAT was a snub. Nneka was league MVP, led Team USA in scoring a year before the Olympics, and was MVP of the FIBA qualifying…
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill)
Hill also doesn’t think that the US Olympic team doesn’t need Clark for marketing purposes.
And the thing is, about 10 million people are going to watch anyway. They act like 25 people are doing to watch if she isn’t playing. They clearly don’t understand the Olympic ratings stranglehold. https://t.co/SDrUkqAB04
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill)
People need to stop panicking, and putting so much weight on every single decision. The WNBA is going to have Caitlin Clark for a long time. Her popularity isn’t going anywhere. The league isn’t going to fall off a cliff if she’s not on the team, and every single decision can’t… https://t.co/dj7RqdTKgp
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill)
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