Caitlin Clark not included on Team USA, Was she snubbed? | WNBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Caitlin Clark was not included on the Women’s Team USA roster, and said “they woke a monster." Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes discuss her omission and if she was snubbed.

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Caitlin Clark not included on Team USA, Was she snubbed? | WNBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

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[manfromwuhan]

This is jealousy and hate. Taurasi and Stewart made the team as rookies with worse stats than CC now they jealous coz Caitlin is more popular and a much better player at that same age

[johnray]

It is really hilarious that so much of the WNBA seems to think the arrival of a superstar is like, an insult to them.

[sfteevee]

Tairasi is 42. The fact that they are still building the team around her is hilarious. They deserve to lose for that alone.

[nyceaim]

There’s no discussion about this. They came out and said “due to how our veterans player feel we decided to keep Caitlin off the team because of how her fans would react to the games” so they even came out and said it has NOTHING to do with her game and purely the hatred from the players and league is what kept her out

[stefanbozic]

Im from Serbia and you know how basketball in my country is important. I follow NBA for 25 years now actively and never and i mean never once wached a WNBA game, and I would buy Caitlin Clarks jersey for my daughter. If that is not cosmic impact on basketball I dont know what is🤷

[camstegames]

She wasn't snubbed, women's basketball was. You can set up a concert for the 12 most technically sound bands in the world....and then if you have the chance to bring in Taylor Swift, you invite her. Maybe she isn't as technically sound a musician as the others, but the eyes she brings in benefits everyone else more than enough to make up for the 'unfairness' of it. Don't think people are overstating the eyes she would bring, Fever is setting records for WNBA attendance and viewership and they are the second worst team in the league.

[justified]

That statement about her millions of fans being angry is wild. Better to have millions of angry fans tuning in than deciding not to watch at all. They pretty much saying we don't need her fans. News flash: YOU DO!!

[tqlla]

Womens USA basketball just wanted to bring their old friends along, Low Ratings and low merchandise sales.

[rcud]

Chelsea Gray hasn't even played in a game for a year and she's on the roster. Diana taurasi is 41 now and has already been to olympics.

[shonsmith]

Whoever made this Business decision should already be Fired...Seriously

[BigDave]

This is the most I’ve ever heard the wnba be discussed

[Phat-rjjo]

Snubbed is the wrong word, self sabotaging is more like it.

[ultimatelv]

The truth of the matter is that veteran WNBA players did not want her on the team. Period. These are the same people complaining about not enough people watching the WNBA but then they go about doing something totally idiotic such as this.

[jonwasowski]

I wonder what would happen to the WNBA if Caitlin moves to Europe? There are reporters all over the world wanting to watch her play.

[chucktelschow]

If you’re correct then why is Brittney Griner the starting center? She’s clearly not the best center in the league, nor the 2nd best or even 3rd best.

[brianhall]

It manifests itself in non-veiwership for WNBA... unless it's a Fever game. That's how the fans manifest their displeasure .

[TonyLee-fmfy]

It would have been the biggest marketing event for women’s basketball ever

And these idiots passed on it

Not to mention the jersey sales

[falconrf]

Uncle Collin was right from a business perspective this was a layup and they blew it.

[luisbenitez]

Who ever run the USA Team business perspective for WNBA needs to get fired, one job they had to do put CC in

[ufd]

I’m from the Philippines and the only reason why I was reminded that the WNBa still exists was due to Caitlin. Let go of that jealousy and be smart, take advantage of her popularity. Fans/We are not dumb, in the end we will know who can play and who is best in your league.
Use her popularity, in the end it is a win-win for the majority except for that one roster spot.
You ladies will still dominate for that gold.