{"id":2263465,"date":"2024-06-09T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-a-monster\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T16:54:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T20:54:58","slug":"indiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-a-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-a-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever Coach Claims Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Olympic Snub Has &#8216;Woken a Monster,&#8217; Issues Warning to WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-a-monster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Br><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The\u200d article discusses the recent Olympic basketball team selection \u2063and \u2063how player Caitlin \u200dClark was left off \u2064the roster. Many people\u2064 were \u200dsurprised \u2063by this decision and criticized the selection\u200d committee. However, Clark&#8217;s coach and the\u2062 player\u2062 herself have taken a positive outlook on the\u2064 situation, \u200bwith Clark seeing\u200d it as\u200b motivation to work harder\u200d for\u200d future opportunities. The article also\u2062 mentions Clark&#8217;s other responsibilities and\u200d goals outside of basketball. It\u200d ends with a \u2063note from\u2064 the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reporter-forced-to-resign-over-n-word-controversy-tells-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"New York Times Reporter Forced To Resign Over N-Word Controversy Tells His Side Of The Story\">deputy managing editor<\/a> about \u2062the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-responds-to-reports-putin-was-found-convulsing-on-the-floor-amid-medical-emergency\/\" title=\"Kremlin reacts to claims of Putin's convulsions during medical crisis.\">supporting independent media outlets<\/a> in\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-advocates-gather-in-phoenix-to-get-up-to-speed-and-recharge\/\" title=\"Gun rights supporters meet in Phoenix to stay informed and energized.\">current \u2064political climate<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 9, 2024 at 1:35pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Caitlin Clark is not going to get mad at being left off the U.S. women\u2019s Olympic basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she\u2019s going to prove to everyone that\u2019s where she belongs, according to Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of the Team U.S.A. roster first emerged Saturday, and people swiftly noticed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-snubbed-left-off-olympics-womens-basketball-roster-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> would not be on the team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2024-06-08\/caitlin-clark-left-off-the-team-usa-roster-paris-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> writer Bill Plaschke called the snub \u201ca shocker,\u201d adding a message to the selection team: \u201cshame on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1799858388026917146?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video posted to X<\/a> by Fever beat writer Chloe Peterson, Sides said she was \u201cdisappointed of course. She\u2019s my player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, that\u2019s the hardest team in the world to make, right? That is a tough team. She\u2019s young. She\u2019s going to have so many opportunities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Christie Sides on Caitlin Clark not making the Olympic team:<\/p>\n<p>Clark told Sides \u201chey coach, they woke a monster\u201d when telling her she didn\u2019t make it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/02UwvuEiVj\">pic.twitter.com\/02UwvuEiVj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1799858388026917146?\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sides said that when she spoke to Clark \u201cshe said \u2018hey coach, they woke a monster.\u2019 That was awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark says<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legendary-coach-slams-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-set-huge-target-kids-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> her time<\/a> will come, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1799856597977690418?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Caitlin Clark?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for the girls that are on the team,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s the most competitive team in the world and I know it could\u2019ve gone either way, me being on the team or me not being on the team,\u201d the precocious rookie continued. \u201cSo, I\u2019m excited for them, gonna be rooting them on to win gold. I was a kid that grew up watching the Olympics, so, it\u2019ll be fun to watch them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When it comes to not making the Olympic team, Caitlin Clark has nothing but praise for the 12 who made it: \u201cit\u2019s the toughest team to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LX59YA5Bzf\">pic.twitter.com\/LX59YA5Bzf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1799856597977690418?\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, no disappointment. I think it just gives you something to work for,\u201d she said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, It\u2019s a dream, hopefully one day I can be there,\u201d Clark added. \u201cI think it\u2019s just a little more motivation. You remember that and hopefully in four years, when four years comes back around, I can be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark said she was called with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-hated-wnba-players-isnt-black-lesbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> about the roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark takes the high road here on getting left off the Olympic team, but I honestly can\u2019t think of a dumber move for a sport trying to grow its fan base than this. Whine about no attention for decades, finally get it, and then blow it like this: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyXUPzpX0q\">pic.twitter.com\/WyXUPzpX0q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1799879205426974899?\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey called me and let me know before everything came out, which was really respectful of them and I appreciated that,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did the same for every girl that made the team or every girl that didn\u2019t make the team. There\u2019s a lot of players in the Olympic pool, so it wasn\u2019t like I was the only one they had to call. They had to make quite a few calls,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said that despite wishing to play in the Olympics, she has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espn-host-rages-race-culture-around-caitlin-clark-white-sport-black-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other things<\/a> to do.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t know enough about USA women\u2019s Olympic basketball to know if Caitlin Clark\u2019s omission is a snub. I do know that, right now, she would be the only reason I would remotely care about USA women\u2019s Olympic basketball. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IAP8bulQXg\">https:\/\/t.co\/IAP8bulQXg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexiLalas\/status\/1799446978155475073?\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely, it\u2019s gonna be really nice, I mean. I love competing every single second, but it\u2019s gonna be a great month for my body to get rest, get healthy and get a little time away from basketball and the craziness of everything that\u2019s been going on and find some peace and quiet for myself,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>She said she will also visit the weight room and work on aspects of her game she wants to refine.<\/p>\n<p>Clark and the 3-9 Fever will travel to play the 9-1 Connecticut Sun on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark won&#8217;t be upset about her exclusion from the U.S. women&#8217;s Olympic basketball team. Instead, she plans to demonstrate her rightful place on the team, stated Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides. 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