Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s social media posts about Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark are being called into question by USA Today.
In May, Reeve, who also serves as head coach of Team USA, appeared to be critical of media coverage of Clark. When the WNBA advertised an upcoming matchup featuring Clark and the Fever, Reeve re-posted the ad on X, encouraging fans to follow the Lynx game instead, along with the hashtaWhen a fan replied asking why the Lynx game wasn’t available on TV, another fan wrote: “Because they only care about Caitlin.” Reeve responded by adding: “That part.”
Christine Brennan of USA Today reported on July 14 that she was continuing “to seek comment” about the “appropriateness of Reeve’s tweets regarding Clark, coming as they did during the Olympic team selection process.”
Clark was not chosen to play on Team USA. Reeve was not on the six-person selection committee.
Clark said on July 14 that playing on the Olympic team was still a dream of hers.
“That’s what you dream of as a young kid, getting to represent your country,” Clark said after the game. “And, obviously, me … having the experience of playing for the junior national team, [I] know how fun that is and how cool that is to wear ‘USA’ across your chests.”g: