After a fully historic sport in opposition to the Dallas Wings, Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark had the basketball bounce within the different route in the case of this 12 months’s WNBA 3-point contest.
After not giving a sign both means on Wednesday and taking part in coy about it up to now, Clark didn’t have her identify listed among the many 5 rivals in Friday’s 3-point contest through the 2024 WNBA All-Star Recreation weekend festivities when the roster was revealed on Wednesday night time.
Whether or not that’s a league determination or one which Clark had a component in making, that is simply not what WNBA followers had been hoping to search out out with this 12 months’s 3-point contest.
If the league left Clark off by itself accord, that’s actually bonkers. If Clark didn’t need to take part, that’s one other factor altogether and comprehensible if she wants a breather earlier than Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Recreation.
We should always notice that New York Liberty famous person guard Sabrina Ionescu and Las Vegas Aces famous person guard Kelsey Plum weren’t listed as rivals, both, so it does make us assume that Clark may’ve opted out from competing, as we’re guessing Ionescu and Plum did.
Simply introduced: Caitlin Clark will NOT be taking part within the 3-Level Contest. For the Fever, Erica Wheeler will probably be taking part within the Expertise Problem. pic.twitter.com/EUSb9HmVLm
— Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) July 18, 2024
Nevertheless, the frustration was palpable from WNBA followers who wished to see Clark compete within the contest this week.
I don’t know the way you’ve a 3-point contest with out Caitlin Clark or Sabrina Ionescu.
I’m baffled by that. That may be a MASSIVE miss to me.
Not even Kelsey Mitchell? Jackie Younger?
I’m simply going to persuade myself that they mentioned no as a result of nothing else is sensible. pic.twitter.com/RUQMUvAdHB
— Meghan L. Corridor (@ItsMeghanLHall) July 18, 2024
WAIT WHAT 🥴🥴#WNBAALLSTAR https://t.co/cAaNvpf1oT pic.twitter.com/DyNJEsdv5o
— Vanshay Murdock 🎥🎥 (@VanshayM) July 18, 2024
Are Sabrina and CC transferring like LeBron within the dunk contest or what??? How are they not within the 3 level contest lmao https://t.co/f7c55VKIG8
— jackie (@JackieElzakhem) July 18, 2024
What? https://t.co/88EZpH7y6c
— J Miller (@mrsjenniemiller) July 18, 2024
hm https://t.co/qwT3vdl8PB
— emma 🏆 ⁵ (@itsgonnabefunnn) July 18, 2024
okay that is very stunning… she def ought to’ve been there and I’m not even that massive of a cc fan 🤷🏽♀️ https://t.co/Eza1TQisby
— val (@va1stwt) July 18, 2024
https://t.co/sn8YhlnRQA pic.twitter.com/PudznW4upi
— DFAntastic (@PhillyTradesman) July 18, 2024
No Caitlin Clark or Sabrina Ionescu within the 3-point competitors Friday night time in Phoenix. I am positive they’ve their causes, however that is MASSIVE disappointment. Such a missed alternative.
Jonquel Jones, Stefanie Dolson, Kayla McBride, Allisha Grey & Marina Mabrey will compete.
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) July 18, 2024
