Caitlin Clark did not make the 12-person USA Olympic roster, but media personality Jemele Hill said that actually may be a blessing in disguise.
Normally, getting snubbed from representing your country in the Olympics is a gut-punch. Surely, Caitlin Clark had that reaction when she received the news that she had not made the 12-person roster for the Paris games next month. However, one media personality says it could be a blessing in disguise.
Jemele Hill, formerly of ESPN, said Clark not playing for the gold medal is actually a 'good thing for her.' 'In the span of weeks, she went from playing college ball, to becoming a professional, to having a grind of schedule. A multi-week break probably isn’t the worst thing in the world,' Hill noted in an X post.
The WNBA season will pause for nearly a month due to the Olympics – the Fever will be off from July 18 to Aug. 15, making it the largest gap in between games for Clark since before her final season at Iowa began. Perhaps Clark could take some time off from the pressure for a bit, but it didn't seem to affect her on Friday night. The rookie phenom from Iowa tied her career-high of 30 points on Friday night and helped her Indiana Fever get an 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics.
Clark also grabbed eight rebounds and handed out six assists, joining New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as the only rookies to put up a 30-5-5 line in a contest in the history of the WNBA. Clark's Fever are 3-9 on the young season. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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