Mike

Caitlin Clark didn’t get selected for the USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team. Who benefits from her being on the team? -The Growth of the Sport -The Broadcast Partners -The Other Women on the Team through increased visibility Who benefits from her being off the team? -Caitlin Clark She is the most popular Women’s Basketball player in the world. Yet, her being selected on the team before guards who are currently better players and earned the opportunity would intensify the already enormous divide around Caitlin Clark within Women’s Basketball fandom and coverage. The USA Women’s team will win with or without Caitlin Clark even if fewer people watch it. They have won 7 straight Olympic Gold Medals with a 70-3 record at the Olympics. This gives Caitlin Clark an opportunity to rest, have an offseason and fully earn her spot on the next team the right way. On the basketball court, not the court of public opinion. The question we should be asking ourselves is why won’t the masses support the women on the team who are better players, have earned the opportunity based on merit, and have been dominant for so long.