Lisa Lesley breaks silence on Caitlyn Clark's Team USA snub after that Caitlyn Clark makes her feelings on WNBA break extremely clear the last one rumors swirl as Angel Reese takes vacation with Rising NBA star just headlines till now now it's time for the details Clark's individual production is among the wnba's best but she was not selected for USA basketball's Paris Olympics roster this decision was controversial to many and on a recent episode of the gold standard podcast WNBA Legend Lisa Lesley spoke about some of the snubs when jokingly asked if Team USA should call lesie if they need a replacement the former Los Angeles sparkar said no they should definitely call Caitlyn Clark they should call Angel Ree and AO gunbow I don't know how they left the country without her lesie also added that there is more to making Team USA than individual production which is especially relevant in Clark's case the committee has a tough job lesie said it's not just about basketball it's about chemistry it's about sometimes players showing up for different camps that build up to the Olympics it's not just about Talent Caitlyn Clark makes her feeling on WNBA break extremely clear while WNBA fans were infuriated over the Hiatus since they couldn't watch their favorite players compete on a nightly basis players like Clark benefited from taking a step away from the hardwood probably the mental break honestly Clark said it's so mentally and emotionally exhausting the season and everything that goes along with it something I appreciate and I'm very thankful for and obviously I'm physically exhausted too I've been playing basketball for a year straight I think the refresh from every standpoint is really healthy for myself and something that I needed with that type of stamp on a player there's bound to be immense media and fan attention millions of people have been following Clark's every move on and off the court for the past few months so it's easy to understand the rookie take on her mental break rumors swirl as Angel Reese takes vacation with Rising NBA star giving the player an immense amount of time off before playoff pushes begin and Chicago Sky Rookie of the Year candidate Angel Reese is surely enjoying her time off after being seen on vacation with Rising NBA star Jaylen Duran of the Detroit Pistons over the past few weeks Reese has appeared at the NBA Summer League the Paris Olympics and participating in all-star weekend for the WNBA now she is finally taking a break Reese has been one of the best rookies in the League this season averaging 13.5 points 12.0 rebounds 1.8 assists and 1.5 blocks actually a very similar style of play that Jaylen durran brings to the table in Detroit last season with the Pistons Duran averaged 11.4 points 10.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists now the two are taking their rightful break while in the middle of summer that's all for now subscribe and hit the bell for fresh updates from kingley recent