A Las Vegas Aces veteran and Paris Olympian explained why she thinks Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese should not have been included on Team USA.
In the weeks and months leading up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, the fact that Indiana Fever icon Caitlin Clark was not included on the Team USA 5x5 women's basketball roster incited a ton of controversy and debate within the basketball community.and members of the roster selection committee for not including Clark; especially because of the added attention her being on the team would have brought to not just Team USA, but the entire sport of women's basketball.
"That's been happening for forever," Hayes responded when asked about Clark and Angel Reese not being selected for the Team USA roster. "The youngest people coming in, they feel like they need to get that opportunity right away. But everybody who was on that team had to work their way onto that team.
When one of the podcast hosts noted that she could understand the perspective of including Clark and Reese because of the attention it would have brought, Hayes said, "Then you're gonna lose and look crazy.
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