Kevin Durant stated Tuesday he believes USA Basketball made the appropriate choice leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympics ladies’s basketball roster regardless of her reputation.
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 symbolize the U.S. on the worldwide stage.
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Kevin Durant of the Suns throughout the Western Convention first-round playoffs at Footprint Middle on April 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Pictures)
“I nonetheless suppose there’s correct steps it’s important to absorb our world to be thought of an Olympian,” Durant informed the outlet. “I feel she’s undoubtedly going to be on certainly one 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 deal with getting higher day by day and proceed to assist shine a lightweight on the league that’s as common as ever.
“However Caitlin’s simply gotta proceed to maintain exhibiting up day by day,” he added. “The WNBA is doing a terrific 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 lots of dialogue across the recreation proper now, in order that’s good as nicely.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts throughout a recreation in opposition to the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Pictures)
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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 number of the different ladies as nicely. 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 discuss 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 harm.
Clark was the No. 1 decide 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 faculty basketball. She was unable to attend the nationwide coaching camp in Cleveland after she was invited as a result of Iowa was within the Closing 4.
A younger fan of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark holds up an indication supporting her throughout a recreation in opposition to the Washington Mystics on June 19, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
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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 to this point.
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