Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve was set to get a first-hand look at Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark when she was suspended from USA Basketball’s women’s Olympic roster.
Reeve is the head coach of national team and was among those criticized for leaving Clark off the roster despite only having a few WNBA games under her belt.
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ESPN’s Myron Medcalf revealed before the Lynx played the Fever that he asked Reeve about Clark playing on future national teams. Reeve seemed to scoff at the question.
“Why the hell would I answer a national team question?” Reeve said. “I’m wearing the Lynx. And I’m the head coach of the national team, but I’m not the chairman of the committee. Anyone want to venture into something else?”
Reeve also downplayed the so-called Clark effect at Target Center.
Indy Star’s Chloe Peterson conveyed another question against Reeve about the possibility of a feverish crowd.
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“I don’t give two s–ts,” she said.
“I don’t give a s–t,” she then added.
The Lynx entered the game with a 16-7 record and in third place in the WNBA standings. The feverafter a win over the Phoenix Mercury, improved to 10-14.
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Indiana entered Sunday’s matchup ranked seventh in the standings.
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