Kevin Durant on Caitlin Clark’s Olympic snub: ‘I still think there’s proper steps you have to take in our world to be considered an Olympian’

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant said Tuesday during an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he understood the decision to bypass Clark this time around and spoke on her broader impact for the WNBA as a whole (7:15 mark): “I still think there’s proper steps you have to take in our world to be considered an Olympian. 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. But Caitlin’s just gotta continue to keep showing up every day. The WNBA is doing a great job of showcasing her. I’m seeing her games on ESPN every other day. No matter what they’re talking about, there’s a lot of dialogue around the game right now, so that’s good as well. But I think as she keeps getting better as a player, her production on the court gets better, then the league will grow, alongside some of the other women as well. A’ja Wilson, there’s just so many great players in our league, that Caitlin has helped shine that light on them. And that’ll help the league grow over time.”
Source: Bleacher Report