Kevin Durant stated Tuesday he believes USA Basketball made the suitable resolution leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympics ladies’s basketball roster regardless of her recognition.
The Phoenix Suns star stated in an interview with The Wall Avenue Journal that Clark nonetheless has to undergo the method earlier than she will be able to characterize the U.S. on the worldwide stage.
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Kevin Durant of the Suns in the course of the Western Convention first-round playoffs at Footprint Heart on April 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Photographs)
“I nonetheless assume there’s correct steps you need to soak up our world to be thought-about an Olympian,” Durant informed the outlet. “I feel she’s undoubtedly going to be on one in every of these groups going ahead, however for proper now there’s higher candidates on the market, I feel.”
Durant had been within the NBA for 4 years earlier than attending to be an Olympian in 2012.
He added that the Indiana Fever simply must give attention to getting higher daily and proceed to assist shine a lightweight on the league that’s as well-liked as ever.
“However Caitlin’s simply gotta proceed to maintain exhibiting up daily,” he added. “The WNBA is doing an awesome job of showcasing her. I am seeing her video games on ESPN each different day. It doesn’t matter what they’re speaking about, there’s quite a lot of dialogue across the sport proper now, in order that’s good as effectively.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts throughout a sport towards the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Photographs)
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“However I feel as she retains getting higher as a participant, her manufacturing on the courtroom will get higher, then the league will develop, alongside a few of the different ladies as effectively. A’ja Wilson, there’s simply so many nice gamers in our league, that Caitlin has helped shine that gentle on them. And that’ll assist the league develop over time.”
Clark’s Olympics snub had been the speak of the sports activities world for a couple of weeks. She’s nonetheless on the highest of the alternates record ought to one participant forward of her go down with an damage.
Clark was the No. 1 choose of the WNBA Draft in April after main Iowa to back-to-back nationwide championship video games and setting the mark for all-time scoring in school basketball. She was unable to attend the nationwide coaching camp in Cleveland after she was invited as a result of Iowa was within the Ultimate 4.
A younger fan of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark holds up an indication supporting her throughout a sport towards the Washington Mystics on June 19, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
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She’s taken the league by storm since her professional debut. She’s averaging 16.3 factors, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 16 video games up to now.
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