Bomani Jones, Who Never Earned Anything In His Career, Says Caitlin Clark Needs To 'Earn' Olympic Spot

Former ESPN host Bomani Jones is annoyed by pundits and fans who argue Team USA made a mistake by leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympic team.

"Caitlin Clark didn't earn a spot," said Jones. "She ain't got no business being on the team."

We'd argue Clark is so much more famous than any other player in the WNBA that her inclusion would behoove the entire sport of women's basketball by way of increased interest.

Nonetheless, we can't help but find amusement in Bomani Jones using the "she didn't earn a spot" argument.

See, no one in sports media – maybe in general media – has received more and earned less than Bomani.

Let us recap:

In 2015, ESPN moved Jones' then-radio show "The Right Time" to afternoon drive (4-7 pm) after struggling to gain affiliates from 7-9 pm. In afternoon drive, where Will Cain set several time slot records, Jones proved disastrous – well, all-time disastrous. 

He lost over 90 affiliates, leading to the least successful national radio show in ESPN history at the time of its 2017 cancelation. (Chiney Ogwumike later broke that record in 2020.)

However, ESPN then rewarded Jones with a television show called "High Noon" with co-host Pablo Torre. Moreover, ESPN re-signed him for around $2.3 million a year, sources tell OutKick.

It's hard to argue Jones earned a TV show or that salary after his stint on radio.

Jones continued to fail up from there.

ESPN first placed his new program immediately following "First Take" with Stephen A. Smith. The result: Jones shed around 70 percent of Stephen A. Smith's viewership. 

ESPN then moved "High Noon" to the afternoon block, which included its flagship "PTI" program. However, "High Noon" set record lows at 4 pm ET before the network canceled the program entirely in