NBA star Kevin Durant said on Tuesday he agreed with the decision to leave Caitlin Clark off the Olympics women's basketball roster.
Kevin Durant said Tuesday he believes USA Basketball made the right decision leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympics women’s basketball roster despite her popularity. The Phoenix Suns star said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Clark still has to go through the process before she can represent the U.S. on the global stage.
still think there's proper steps you have to take in our world to be considered an Olympian,' Durant told the outlet. 'I think she's definitely going to be on one of these teams going forward, but for right now there's better candidates out there, I think.' Durant had been in the NBA for four years before getting to be an Olympian in 2012.
She’s taken the league by storm since her pro debut. She’s averaging 16.3 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 16 games so far. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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