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Caitlin Clark not being chosen for Olympics is a 'good thing for her,' Jemele Hill says

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Normally, getting snubbed from representing your country in the Olympics is a gut-punch.

Surely, Caitlin Clark had that reaction when she received the news that she had not made the 12-person roster for the Paris games next month.

However, one media personality says it could be a blessing in disguise.

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts during the Chicago Sky game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Jemele Hill, formerly of ESPN, said Clark not playing for the gold medal is actually a "good thing for her."

"In the span of weeks, she went from playing college ball, to becoming a professional, to having a grind of schedule. A multi-week break probably isn’t the worst thing in the world," Hill noted in an X post.

Clark barely had an offseason – her college career wrapped up on April 7 after nearly a six-month season, and then one week later, she was the first overall pick of the WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever.

She was practicing almost immediately, and the Fever kicked off the WNBA season on May 14, with their preseason beginning 11 days prior.

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever during the game against the New York Liberty on May 16, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images)

CAITLIN CLARK NOTCHES HISTORIC PERFORMANCE, PUTS HERSELF IN RARE WNBA TERRITORY

The WNBA season will pause for nearly a month due to the Olympics – the Fever will be off from July 18 to Aug. 15, making it the largest gap in between games for Clark since before her final season at Iowa began.

Perhaps Clark could

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