A furious Dave Portnoy has criticized Team USA’s ‘dumb’ decision makers amid rumors that Caitlin Clark will be left off the women’s basketball roster for the Olympics.
Despite her record-breaking collegiate success at Iowa and an impressive start to her WNBA career with the Indiana Fever, The Athletic claims Clark will not travel to Paris with Team USA for this summer’s Olympics.
The 22-year-old is bringing more attention than ever to women’s basketball, and her long-awaited debut broke ESPN ratings records last month.
However, there is believed to be no place for her on the US Olympic team, which has angered Portnoy.
The Barstool Sports boss said in an explosive video about
Dave Portnoy (left) is furious that Caitlin Clark (right) is not expected to go to the Olympics
‘I don’t know who is making the decision, the Women’s Olympic Committee or whatever. I don’t care if you don’t think Caitlin Clark, talent-wise, belongs on this team, even though she scored 37 of 13, the most points in league history for a rookie.
‘None of that matters. These women – and I love women, I am a pro-women man – they complain, they cry about equal rights, equal pay, blah, blah, blah… Hey, fools, for the first time in the history of the basketball, you have Arguably the most popular player in the world.
“You can argue that Caitlin Clark is the most popular and most demanding basketball player in the world. You can argue that. And you leave her off the Olympic team?
‘It’s not just a showcase for her, it’s for the sport and the other WNBA players who are on this team. How dumb, how stupid, how idiotic do the people who run this have to be? One thing after another happens with her.
Portnoy then appeared to take aim at WNBA bosses, saying: “The business part of my brain is like these people, and maybe it’s a guy, whoever it is, I don’t want to hear you ever complain about commercial flights, or not getting paid. , or this and that… you are too stupid! You are too stupid!
You have a source of income. Olympic women’s basketball might be the number one thing people watch with Caitlin Clark.
‘As it is, I’d rather watch the grass grow. I prefer to watch the paint dry. I’d rather watch the earth move, because Caitlin Clark isn’t on the team.
WNBA rookie Clark will reportedly miss out on an Olympic berth with Team USA this summer
Portnoy accuses “dumb women” of making the decision to leave the 22-year-old out
“You, whoever did this, take their brains, put them in a museum and study how stupid you are.”
Clark was one of 14 players called to a training camp with Team USA in April, but was unable to attend as it came in the middle of Iowa’s run to the NCAA championship game.
While at Iowa, she became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball. She also rose to become one of the biggest names in American sports.
Clark went on to be selected by the Fever with the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft and has averaged 16.8 points on 37.3 percent shooting, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game in 12 starts. .
She scored a career-high 30 points on 7-of-13 three-point shooting in the Fever’s 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.
However, head coach Cheryl Reeve has reportedly favored experience in her roster selection as Team USA looks to defend its gold in Paris.