Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark is not part of the United States women’s basketball team that is now competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her not being selected for Team USA has always been a hot topic among basketball fans.
However, the Americans don’t seem to regret not having Clark on the team, as they just muscled out a dominant victory over Japan on Monday to the tune of a 102-76 score.
One fan in the crowd, though, thought Team USA would need Clark to dispose of Japan.
A team Japan fan brought a sign to their game vs team USA that says “you need Caitlin Clark to beat us” 😂 pic.twitter.com/5uBN7pzrxm
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) July 29, 2024
Team USA handily beat the Japanese on the strength of their bigs. A’ja Wilson dropped a game-high 24 points to go with 13 rebounds while Breanna Stewart erupted for 22 points. Meanwhile, Brittney Griner came off the bench and recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.
The walk-in-the-park victory of Team USA over Japan is also exactly why many people were left wondering why USA Basketball did not just give a spot for Clark, as everyone knows that the United States will blow away the competition out of the water.
Fans react to Clark sign in USA vs. Japan
“After watching that All-Star game it is clear that the Clark and Reese Combo will dominate the Olympics for years to come. They can wait.”
After watching that All-Star game it is clear that the Clark and Reese Combo will dominate the Olympics for years to come. They can wait.
— Wespaul1 (@CorneredCircCEO) July 29, 2024
“Japanese smarter than the US selection committee.”
Japanese smarter than the US selection committee.
— phillip yoo (@phillip_yoo) July 29, 2024
“Not wrong, they’re getting out coached by a team full of midgets, they have 6’9 Griner and can’t feed the post against a 5’5 center”
Not wrong, they’re getting out coached by a team full of midgets, they have 6’9 Griner and can’t feed the post against a 5’5 center
— | Live Daily On Twitch | (@DTBxss) July 29, 2024
“Dude has no clue what japan is going against🥲”
Dude has no clue what japan is going against🥲
— ᵐᵛᵖClark💫 (@ClarkForMvp) July 29, 2024
“She’s probably not wrong”
She’s probably not wrong
— DFS Keanu (@FauxKeanu) July 30, 2024
“I don’t want to seem mean but it’s a total fail for Team Japan. They are toast with or without Caitlin”
I don’t want to seem mean but it’s a total fail for Team Japan. They are toast with or without Caitlin
— sugarshaz👻 (@sugarshaz19) July 29, 2024
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