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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

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

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

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🤷

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

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.

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!!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wnba knows nothing about marketing

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.

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

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

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

they have 2 injured players on the roster. take one of those guys out

The USA Today reporter got it totally wrong. If she thought giving Clark only a few minutes of playing time would make fans mad, how does she think the fans will react to her not even making the team at all?! Clark was totally snubbed!

If it's truly about her not being good enough and NOT jealousy, then they won't cry if she shows up to watch and gets all the interviews and people wanting pictures and autographs.

If a black player was getting snubbed and targeted, Nick wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it as "culture war" nonsense.

Now, everyone is a marketing major? How do you grow a game when you only focus on one player? When the only way to satisfy the new audience is to basically let one player do what those fans tuned in to see her do? Let Clark's team win the title.. Let clark win the ROY and MVP and finals MVP. All those things would (according to the current logic) "grow the game," right? The narrative now amongst these new fans is clark vs. the WNBA, so how does that grow the game?

When talking about the stats, who else is being guarded and denied the ball full court? And as a rookie.

How are her fans be worried about minutes. She's already won 3 international golds and the best shooter in there with sabrina lol. It was a big dumb mistake leaving her out🤣

Fans are going to be upset without enough playing time? Well, aren't they more upset now?

So DT gets in twice for being "D frickin T"? Once as a rookie and now once as a senior? That's the logical fallacy about that argument.

The sports league that talks about inclusion/understanding/compassion/ and love. God do they seem miserable

I played Women's basketball in the late 80's. I will not watch the USA Olympic Women's basketball team this year or buy USA gear...based on their poor decision. No other words need to be said.

You know, my girls play basketball I want the WNBA to succeed, but these idiots are difficult to root for.

Good Luck trying to attain good viewership Team USA.

I have never seen a sport get handed someone who can clearly take it to the next level and all they have done is try to tear her down and stop her every single step of the way.

THERES A PLAYER THAT MADE THE TEAM THAT HASNT PLAY SINCE LAST YEAR DUE TO INJURY. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT

Brou is 1000% right. Nick needs to stay off twitter bc he thinks that has any merit.

I would've actually watched if she was on the team cause if they were up 30 in a game, she would get playing time. Now it's just the same thing as every other Olympics, so there's no need to watch. I'm sure many ppl feel the same way.

Wrong genius, NBC viewership.

What no one is discussing: Caitlin Clark needs a rest. She had a punishing college season. As soon as the season finished she went to the Draft. Two weeks after the draft she started pre-season & has played an insane amounof minutes as a rookie. She needs to decompress

1992 DREAM TEAM....Best Ever YET Duke College kid was on the Team. He was probably the 98th best......Did he play NO But it comes down to common sense and USA .......WNBA They Just don''t GET IT !!!!

Only 4 players have gone 15/5/5 in a season? And people are supposed to care and watch this sport? lmfao

Nick made a good point if those quotes are true. Leaving Caitlin off a team because you're afraid of how her fans will react due her not playing much is hella dumb. He's right, like what is the outrage going to be? Angry social media comments...that's it, and that's what they are afraid of??

USA Women's National team winning Gold without Caitlin Clark is the equivalent of being Valedictorian of a Community College 😂

DChosen One Caitlin is pure class.. willing to wait for 4 years for an Olympic stint. Racism and jealousy at work.. boycott this Women's team

This is nothing but hate. Can we just stop the jealousy? PLEASE 😭😭🙆🙆

Won’t be rooting for team snub CC.

First Things First, great content I loved it

I will not watch one minute of that team just because Clark is not there.

They talk about her being snubbed, I don't hear them talk about Angel Reese who in fact Won a College Championship & CC is 0-2 in the finals.

I don't think a rookie should be chosen for the Olympics, generally. But the #1 overall pick has been chosen in the past. But if Taurasi and some others with similar or worse stats are on the team, then CC should be on.

That’s bag fumbling by team USA.

Wouldn’t it mean her millions of fans would contribute to the ratings?

Some of the WNBA veterans should be ashamed of themselves for acting the way they did towards Clark and fueling more jealousy and hate.

Cait isn’t better than any of the girls in the roster or Arike.

Nick. Bad take. Just look at sold out Arenas. No one cares about the Wnba Attendance = CC#22

That was dumb will not be watching because she’s not on there

Bad marketing move! Millions of CC fans wont be watching now. If she's in, those same millions of fans will be buying USA merchandise and talking about the game.

So who are they going to blame when CC gets hurt due to overuse this year in a 10x more physical environment? Some folks are just so dense. Specially when you have non-athletes analyzing the elite.

Next olympics, the youngest player with olympic experience will be 30. Nobody will have olympic experience in their 20s. That's reason alone to include some young players, to balance the roster and develop experience in the program. IMO Clark over Taurasi, for that reason alone. Prepping the program for the next generation. Most programs do this.

I’m so tired of this conversation 🥱

Appreciate you guys having legit takes. BROU’s right. I would watch Olympics with Caitlyn. Not without.

Let’s ignore the TOs and the fact she doesn’t win. She averages 13 shot for 16 pts while shooting mainly 3s.

Well said, Brother Broussard!

Just shows me wnba doesn’t want to grow the sport plain in simple

Actually the turnover stat is very significant.

Laetner caught a stray for nothing lmao

I honestly think the only people mad are people who want something else to add to her resume so they can continue with the "greatest ever" bs. How are you more mad than Caitlin? She isnt retiring anytime soon she will get a chance. If she uses it as motivation, she will be an even better player. Win win

Def arguments on both sides but come on,. I’m not even watching anymore because she got snubbed so it’s not helping women’s basketball.

This was a much better back and forth than nightcap... ocho gave literally nothing to argue the other side

Was anyone else snubbed? Clark isn't the only one left off, this is not hate, others were left off 🤦‍♂️

She has the fan base, doesn't matter if she is better or not. The NBA is paying for the WNBA, so leaving CC off is like saying we don't want more fans or money.

Brou spitting facts lately

Chelsea Gray hasn’t played ONE SECOND this year and is on the team!

If Clark was Black she'd be on the team. We all know it

Imagine choosing players that disrespect the flag and hate their own country to be the representative of your country and flag. Yep, thats america.

Brou on point.

Taking advantage of the worldwide popularity this player has is a no brainer for a league that very few people watch. She’s not going to be this popular forever.

It's so funny how jealousy is such a huge factor in such a huge business like the Olympics Women's basketball

On the topic of Caitlin Clark & the U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team today there was a "trifecta." Stephen A., and Colin Cowherd disagreed with the decision -- and their thoughts on the Caitlin Clark situation were echoed on the Rich Eisen Show, by the great USA Today writer Christine Brennan. She's been covering the women's USA Basketball women's team, and Women's Olympic Basketball, for literally DECADES. Stephen A. made a point about Duke's Christian Laettner making the Olympic squad one year that was well-taken, and don't forget another Blue Devil -- Emeka Okafor -- was once put by USA Basketball, on the U.S. Olympic Team. And were THEY one of America's best players that year? Obviously not. And one of the greatest of all time -- Magic Johnson -- was put on the Dream Team by USA Basketball...after he had retired from the NBA. (I love Magic, and thought it was a good call.) But due to the fact that Magic was RETIRED from the game when USA Basketball put him on the Dream Team, we can dispense with all the absolute nonsense, about how "players have to EARN their spot on an Olympic basketball team, with their on-court play in the league." What is going to happen, is that all the momentum that's been building around women's basketball -- from the Women's Final Four, which this year had more viewers than the MEN's March Madness, and through the start of the WNBA season -- will be lost. And NBC & Peacock are going to lose MILLIONS of dollars in ad revenue, that they would have gotten from Caitlin Clark's sponsors, like Nike and State Farm insurance. And the worst part, is that the biggest losers in all of this -- are going to be the rank-and-file WNBA players...who are largely women of color, and/or members of the LGBTQ+ community. Whatever happened to, "A rising tide lifts all boats"? The issue is, that Caitlin Clark already got "the bag," so to speak. She's going to live out her life as a multimillionaire, either way. But most women in the WNBA earn $50,000-$75,000 -- and what about THEM? And what about "growing the game"? USA Basketball had a chance to "leverage" Caitlin Clark's popularity -- in the way that Tiger Woods' popularity allowed the top tier professional golfers' net worth grow exponentially, and the way Michael Jordan's popularity helped make it possible for today's NBA stars to earn $50 million per year. And so the "biggest losers" in all of this, will NOT be Caitlin Clark and those around her. Instead, the biggest losers are going to be the ultra-talented women of color and/or the LGBTQ+ community, who've been putting in the work to make the level of play in the WNBA what it is today. In order to "make a point," and assert their "control" of the situation -- which is nonsense, given USA Basketball's history with Christian Laettner & Emeka Okafor -- the people who run USA Basketball have done serious harm to the majority of the WNBA Players Association. And Caitlin Clark? She'll get some well-deserved rest this summer, and will make the Olympic team 4 years from now...and she'll be a rich & famous multimillionaire -- every day, for the rest of her life. USA Basketball has really failed women's basketball.

CC would be the Bronny James of Teams USA highlights. I would only watch due to her lol I don’t care how many minutes.

Like Gilbert Arenas said…those millions of fans that would be complaining would’ve been millions of people watching! If they were blowing out a team in the early rounds of the tournament and CC got the garbage minutes, those millions of fans would’ve paid dollars for her USA team jersey cheering her on and tweeting her plays even if they didn’t matter to the win!

Rookie of the month with that record?? Wow 😂

Clark has fans all over the world, I don't think Nick was correct on that point.

Rare Nick L

Brou nailed it

This was the best conversation I’ve seen about the CC/Olympics topic!

This is so bad for cc moral. Ever conversation is about how she should be pushed to the forefront because she’s popular and not because of her skills. Then when she has a bad game like today everyone’s point it out. Leave the girl alone and let her play and learn like every other rookie. I’m sure she wants to EARN her spot.

She did not try out for the team. These tryouts have been going on for 3 years…3 YEARS! She could participate because she was in the Final Four last 2 years. C’mon people, wake up. Next time Brou says he wants someone to earn ‘old school’ just remember this conversation.

Two biggest factors in the Caitlin Clark saga (leaving out the race and culture war aspects): 1) CC is a rookie, and needs to improve her game to become Great against better competition, like all rookies in every sport with few exceptions. 2) The WNBA is revealing a remarkable level of Immaturity in their handling and treatment of CC. Everything from the jealousy of current players and them taking it out on her with out of bounds (at times) physical play, former players who now cover the sport who appear to be reveling in her struggle and not offering her support in their coverage of the sport, her teammates not sticking up for her when she gets cheapshotted, and her own coach leaking personal text messages in a press conference.

Brou as always gives the correct adult take. Nick as always gives the stupid woke take. There isn’t an argument…she should have been on the roster. Imagine the example you set that someone who breaks the law and kneels for the national anthem makes it on the team but you don’t include the player who has been a national inspiration for both men and women. Just crazy

You could have 100 Clark's in the WNBA, and it still be horrible to watch

If people don't watch will still not affect their performance; they will still perform well and win the gold medal. Watch/ or no watch, it doesn't matter. They will still win. She doesn't have to be on the olympic team to promote the league. Currently, the league is being promoted and do not need the olympics to do that. So putting her on team to promote the league is not true and doesn't make any sense. The league is being promoted as we speak. There are many more olympics in the future and she a long career ahead of her. Media should stop pushing this topic about snubbing her and promoting the game. Nonsense !

Calm Down! Caitlin is being elevated to a superstar playing status prematurely. Let her grow in her sport naturally. There are a few other WNBA players that you could argue being snubbed too. Caitlin's purpose is PR or marketing only. That will not satisfy me if the ladies can not bring home a gold medal from a very competitive worldwide competition. Stop misleading your audience of Caitlin's rookie basketball playing worth and the competition as being significantly inferior.

My god! Can we just watch the ladies play and quit crying about what cc does and doesn’t do?🤦🏾‍♂️

Really excellent points by Nick. Approaches this topic the smartest way you could.

0:03 There’s been numerous players who’ve averaged less than Clark and made a roster spot. DeLisha Milton-Jones made it her second year only averaging 11.8, 6.1, 2.1 for the 2000 Sydney team.

I'm a random guy in country Australia, and if Caitlin clark was playing i would of watched the games. Now I won't even care to check the results.

Can confirm i would have watched had caitlin been there.. now i dont care. I wanted to see this story unfold and progress.