Team USA’s coach kept it real with the press when facing questions in July about the WNBA’s newest and biggest star..
While she may be wearing two hats, the Minnesota Lynx coach made it clear that there is a time and a place for everything. To that end, we have to imagine the press will think twice in the future when it comes to what they ask her and when.
Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve draws a line on Caitlin Clark
The Lynx and current Team USA women’s basketball coach Cheryl Reeve was asked in July an apparently inoffensive question about Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark.
Back in July, ESPN’s Myron Medcalf posed a question to Reeve about Clark’s future as a possible Olympian for the United States. It would be fair to say, that Reeve was not impressed. “Why the hell would I answer a national team question?” Reeve responded. “I’m wearing Lynx. And I’m the head coach of the national team, but I’m not the chair of the committee. Anybody want to venture into anything else?” As you likely know, Clark’s omission from the Olympic team ahead of this summer’s games in Paris has become a major point of discussion, with many stating that the former Iowa star deserves a spot on the 12-woman roster.
This story continues to be so incredibly interesting. Caitlin Clark goes on the road, sells out another building — this one in Minneapolis filled with Iowa fans — leads Indiana to a big upset win over US Olympic coach Cheryl Reeve and celebrates like it’s a home game. Of course. https://t.co/pViUB5N7pl
— Christine Brennan (@cbrennansports) July 14, 2024
With that in mind, there have been countless questions and subsequent responses from various parties as to why Clark won’t be heading to France. That said, Reeve for her part is absolutely justified in her answer as she is not in fact part of the selection committee and therefore has no say in who goes and who doesn’t. One person who is, however, is committee chair Jen Rizzotti, who spoke directly to the decision to leave Clark out of the team, alluding to the sporting nature of the situation as opposed to the marketing appeal. “It would be irresponsible for us to talk about [Caitlin Clark] in a way other than how she would impact the play of the team,” Rizzotti said last month. “Because it wasn’t the purview of our committee to decide how many people would watch or how many people would root for the U.S. It was our purview to create the best team we could for Cheryl.”
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