Sports activities influencer Rachel DeMita mentioned she thinks Caitlin Clark being left off of the U.S. Olympic girls’s nationwide basketball group roster was a mistake.
Clark wasn’t one of many 12 gamers picked to characterize the pink, white and blue as they prepare to go to Paris subsequent month to compete for one more gold medal on the worldwide stage.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever warms up earlier than the sport in opposition to the Washington Mystics at Capital One Area on June 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (G Fiume/Getty Photos)
However as a result of Clark’s reputation has skyrocketed since she stepped onto the ground for the Indiana Fever, DeMita informed Fox Information Digital in a current interview that she believes Staff USA missed out on a boon from a advertising and marketing standpoint and a chance to spotlight the highest girls of the WNBA.
“I personally assume it’s, yeah. I believe in the event you consider it from a advertising and marketing standpoint, firstly, she’s field workplace. The numbers don’t lie. There isn’t a different participant within the WNBA who’s demanding the opposite groups they play in opposition to to maneuver arenas to ensure they will maintain as many followers as they want for these video games,” she mentioned. “That’s the one participant who’s doing that.”
“Lots of people are saying she shouldn’t be probably the greatest 12 gamers within the league proper now. Possibly she is, possibly she isn’t, however I might assure that you simply put her on that court docket and there’s not going to be a drop-off in her recreation,” DeMita mentioned. “She’s going to carry her personal on the court docket. And I believe she will try this in opposition to any of the opposite groups.”
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Rachel DeMita (Lintao Zhang/Getty Photos)
“I believe from a advertising and marketing perspective, from a fan’s perspective, I don’t assume it was sensible. However once more, the way in which she dealt with it when she was questioned, she mentioned, ‘Hey, this simply lit a hearth in me.’ She was disenchanted, that’s what she wished.”
DeMita, who lately joined the BIG3 basketball league as a courtside commentator, mentioned the American girls will nonetheless possible carry residence the gold however her level nonetheless stood.
“I don’t assume it was one of the best choice,” she mentioned. “However once more, I imply, the ladies which are on that group are implausible. They’ll carry residence the gold. However I believe having Caitlin on that group would have introduced a lot visibility to the celebrities on which are on that group, the celebrities who additionally should be within the media extra and deserve their flowers and deserve their reward. So, I believe leaving her off was, truthfully, it didn’t simply harm her, it harm the remainder of the ladies as nicely.”
The media highlight has gotten even hotter beneath Clark. She was a speaking level once more this month when Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter gave her a tough foul.
DeMita praised Clark for a way she’s handleD the stress with “poise and charm.”
Caitlin Clark (G Fiume/Getty Photos)
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Going into Monday evening’s recreation in opposition to the Connecticut Solar, Clark was averaging 16.8 factors, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per recreation. She’s was additionally taking pictures 32.7% from 3-point vary.
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