Usually, getting snubbed from representing your nation within the Olympics is a gut-punch.
Absolutely, Caitlin Clark had that response when she acquired the information that she had not made the 12-person roster for the Paris video games subsequent month.
Nonetheless, one media character says it could possibly be a blessing in disguise.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts throughout the Chicago Sky recreation at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Andy Lyons/Getty Pictures)
Jemele Hill, previously of ESPN, mentioned Clark not enjoying for the gold medal is definitely a “good factor for her.”
“Within the span of weeks, she went from enjoying school ball, to changing into knowledgeable, to having a grind of schedule. A multi-week break most likely isn’t the worst factor on this planet,” Hill famous in an X put up.
Clark barely had an offseason – her school profession wrapped up on April 7 after almost a six-month season, after which one week later, she was the primary total decide of the WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever.
She was working towards nearly instantly, and the Fever kicked off the WNBA season on Might 14, with their preseason starting 11 days prior.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever throughout the recreation in opposition to the New York Liberty on Might 16, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (David L. Nemec/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
CAITLIN CLARK NOTCHES HISTORIC PERFORMANCE, PUTS HERSELF IN RARE WNBA TERRITORY
The WNBA season will pause for almost a month because of the Olympics – the Fever will likely be off from July 18 to Aug. 15, making it the most important hole in between video games for Clark since earlier than her ultimate season at Iowa started.
Maybe Clark might take a while off from the strain for a bit, nevertheless it did not appear to have an effect on her on Friday evening.
The rookie phenom from Iowa tied her career-high of 30 factors on Friday evening and helped her Indiana Fever get an 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics.
Clark tied a WNBA rookie document with seven three-pointers, becoming a member of Crystal Robinson as the one gamers to make that many pictures from behind the arc of their first 12 months within the league.
Her seven 3s had been additionally essentially the most in a recreation in Fever historical past, breaking Tamika Catchings’ document of six in 2002.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever indicators autographs for followers after the sport in opposition to the Chicago Sky on June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
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Clark additionally grabbed eight rebounds and handed out six assists, becoming a member of New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as the one rookies to place up a 30-5-5 line in a contest within the historical past of the WNBA.
Clark’s Fever are 3-9 on the younger season.
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