Breaking:Why Paul Pierce won’t watch Olympics, Team USA without Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese…
summer in Paris, France. Pierce would double down and say that depending on what other sports are played that day, the media coverage would be on women’s basketball if Clark and Reese are on the team.
“Say you got the 100 Meters, the swimming, and the basketball all on the same time, if she’s on that team, they’re going to give that the coverage that day,”
maybe it could hinder the team in winning another gold medal since they lack experience. However, Pierce’s show co-host in Garnett would agree with his former teammate and say that “the idea here is to grow the pie.”
“It’s a new wave that’s here and it’s got a major blockage on it man, to everybody out here, listen, we’re not fighting over the pie that’s been established,” Garnett said. “The idea here is to grow the pie, that’s what we’re trying to do here and now we’re 4 years behind for not putting these girls on the team. Now I agree with you, both of them should’ve been on there because what you’re saying now is that I’m gearing up for the next 4 years.”
said. “Ain’t no more Michael Phelps, I mean it’s 50/50 if you’re going to throw Simone Biles, if she’s performing and the basketball, it’s 50/50 who they’re going to throw on. I just think, just for that aspect, and I don’t even care what nobody else thinks, you should’ve did it.”
The valid argument has been made on the other side as while there is no doubt Clark and Reese would boost the viewership, it doesn’t impact or maybe it could hinder the team in winning another gold medal since they lack experience. However, Pierce’s show co-host in Garnett would agree with his former teammate and say that “the idea here is to grow the pie.”
“It’s a new wave that’s here and it’s got a major blockage on it man, to everybody out here, listen, we’re not fighting over the pie that’s been established,” Garnett said. “The idea here is to grow the pie, that’s what we’re trying to do here and now we’re 4 years behind for not putting these girls on the team. Now I agree with you, both of them should’ve been on there because what you’re saying now is that I’m gearing up for the next 4 years.”
While Pierce and Garnett believe Clark and Reese should be on the Olympics team, the 12 women have already been set for Team USA. The team will first play Japan on July 29 in France.
Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.
2024 Elite Eight where Clark’s Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese’s Tigers. It has carried into their rookie WNBA seasons, where neither young star has had a moment to breathe from the constant media coverage..
Both catapulted to stardom during the 2023 national championship game, which saw Reese and LSU claim their first national title against Clark and the Hawkeyes. That game drew a bigger audience than ever before, averaging 9.9 million viewers and peaking at 12.6 million.
