{"id":2284554,"date":"2024-06-27T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-britney-griner-ask-angel-reese-to-replace-injured-player-on-olympics-roster\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:05:00","slug":"fact-check-did-britney-griner-ask-angel-reese-to-replace-injured-player-on-olympics-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-britney-griner-ask-angel-reese-to-replace-injured-player-on-olympics-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Britney Griner Ask Angel Reese To Replace Injured Player On Olympics Roster?"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ffact-check-did-britney-griner-ask-angel-reese-to-replace-injured-player-on-olympics-roster%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=2284554&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>A social \u2064media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">post<\/a>\u2064 claimed that WNBA player Britney Griner suggested replacing Cameron Brink with Angel Reese on\u200d the 3&#215;3 Olympics team, instead of Caitlin Clark.\u2063 However, this \u200binformation is\u200b false as neither Reese nor Clark are part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-player-calls-on-gavin-newsom-to-stop-restricting-sports-give-us-a-chance\/\" title=\"High School Football Player Calls On Gavin Newsom To Stop Restricting Sports: Give Us \u2018A Chance\u2019\">rosters<\/a> mentioned. Additionally,\u200b Olympic champion Michael Phelps recently testified before Congress regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency, following positive doping tests by \u200dmultiple Chinese swimmers, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">reported<\/a> by The Guardian. Phelps expressed concerns about U.S. athletes&#8217; \u2062dwindling trust in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancels-major-foreign-policy-speech-due-to-two-inches-of-snow\/\" title=\"Biden Cancels \u2018Major\u2019 Foreign-Policy Speech Due to Two Inches of Snow\">agency&#8217;<\/a>s effectiveness.  <\/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<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@theotherplanet72\/post\/C8k_Rg_ueCE?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3xGP-DdP-wHE3SXKs6J2EuHnnZpANvJtHJGSdI9l8os5ZaFsI3uuExVnU_aem_i8e7765QyIJ5Osdmu0OmGQ\"> shared on social media<\/a> purports that WNBA player Britney Griner asked Angel Reese to replace Cameron Brink in the 3\u00d73 Olympics team instead of Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"ig-tp-C8k_Rg_ueCE\" data-text-post-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@theotherplanet72\/post\/C8k_Rg_ueCE\" data-text-post-version=\"0\">\n<div>\n<p>Post by @theotherplanet72<\/p>\n<p>View on Threads<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neither Reese nor Clark are on either of the rosters.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Olympic champion Michael Phelps testified before Congress to discuss the World Anti-Doping Agency after many Chinese swimmers were positive for a banned medication,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/article\/2024\/jun\/26\/michael-phelps-says-us-athletes-losing-faith-in-wada-before-paris-olympics\">The Guardian<\/a> reported. Phelps stated that U.S. athletes have lost faith in the agency\u2019s ability to rid the sport of cheaters.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared Threads alleging Griner claimed that she invited Reese to play in the 3\u00d73 saying that she is better than Clark. The post shared no source.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovato-happens-against-gender-reveal-celebrations-there-are-males-with-vaginas-and-women-with-penises\/\" title=\"Demi Lovato HAPPENS Against Gender Reveal Celebrations: \u2018There Are Males With Vaginas And Women With Penises\u2019\">post reads<\/a>, \u201cBrittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3\u00d73 Olympics after Cameron Brink suffered an injury. I think \u2018Angel Reese is better than Caitlin Clark.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. There is no mention on Griner\u2019s<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brittneygriner?lang=en\">social<\/a><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brittneyyevettegriner\/?hl=en\">media<\/a><span> <\/span>that she made this claim.<\/p>\n<p>Brink tore her<span> <\/span>ACL, which will take her out of the rest of the season, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/40387794\/sparks-rookie-forward-cameron-brink-suffers-torn-acl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>.<span> <\/span>She was then replaced by her teammate<span> <\/span>Dearica Hamby<span> <\/span>on the 3\u00d73 roster, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/24\/sports\/dearica-hamby-is-cameron-brinks-3x3-olympic-team-injury-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a> reported. Neither<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/_\/id\/4433402\/angel-reese\">Reese<\/a><span> <\/span>nor Clark are on either of the<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usab.com\/news\/2024\/06\/2024-usa-basketball-3x3-womens-national-team-announced\">rosters<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/26\/fact-check-did-caitlin-clark-turn-down-offer-from-nike\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Did Caitlin Clark Turn Down Offer From Nike?)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-economist-cover-crosshair-zelenskyy\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim The Economist published a cover featuring a crosshair on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims WNBA star Britney Griner requested Angel Reese to replace Cameron Brink on the 3&#215;3 Olympics team, not Caitlin Clark. This is false; neither Reese nor Clark are listed on the rosters. In unrelated news, Olympic champion Michael Phelps recently testified before Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2284555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2153173499-e1718036877450.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32499,33032,13420,33034,33033],"class_list":["post-2284554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-angel-reese","tag-britney-griner","tag-fact-check","tag-injured-player","tag-olympics-roster"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2153173499-e1718036877450.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}