Bitter U.S. Women's Basketball Coach Loses It When Asked About Caitlin Clark

Cheryl Reeve is not doing herself any favors in shutting down the rumors that she wants nothing to do with Caitlin Clark. Reeve, the head coach of both the Minnesota Lynx and U.S. women's national team, was asked two questions about Clark and immediately went into defensive mode.

Clark and the Indiana Fever played visitor to the Lynx on Sunday afternoon and during her pregame availability with the media, Reeve was asked about Clark's future on the U.S. national team. It was a more than valid question given that Clark was left off of this Summer's Olympic squad in one of the most boneheaded moves in organized sport, but Reeve didn't see it that way.

"Why the hell would I answer a national team question?" Reeve said, according to Myron Medcalf of ESPN. "I'm wearing Lynx. And I'm the head coach of the national team but I'm not the chair of the committee. Anybody want to venture into anything else?"

Reeve's bitterness towards Clark didn't stop there.

She was also asked a question about Fever fans and Clark supporters taking over Target Center in Minneapolis on Sunday, and before the reporter could even finish asking his question, she cut him off by saying "I don't give two shi-s."

When jokingly asked if she gave one, she said "not even one shi-."

So, to briefly recap the embarrassing moment for Ms. Reeve, she, the head coach of the national team, clapped back at a reporter for asking a question about the future of the national team. She then decided to take a shot at Fever fans showing up to the game who are there to watch the face of the league and the player responsible for the overwhelming majority of people in the United States even recognizing the name Cheryl Reeve.

This will surely improve attendance and viewership for the Lynx when Clark isn't in town, no doubt.

Cheryl Reeve Is Mad Caitlin Clark Is Famous

None of this from Reeve should come as a surprise, however, given her history with Clark.

Back in May, Reeve comically complained about how a Lynx preseason game wasn't being televised like the first preseason game of Clark's career was with the Indiana Fever. 

It's important to note that Clark is arguably the most famous female athlete on the planet and most people in the country don't even know the Minnesota Lynx exists.

Anyway, Reeve specifically mentioned Clark on X, in ultra-petty fashion when commenting on a post from the WNBA's account promoting the Fever and Clark.

"ALSO in action tonight — @minnesotalynx vs @chicagosky 7 pm CST. Though fans won’t be able to watch, #Lynx fans can go to the Lynx app to follow along via play by play. Or if you are in market, come to the game…as we start the season off right," Reeve wrote.

She finished off her posts with the petty hashtags "#theWismorethanoneplayer" and "#12teams."

Cheryl Reeve doesn't want anything to do with Caitlin Clark. (Grace Smith/IndyStar-USA TODAY NETWORK)

Someone under the post asked why the Lynx game wasn't being televised, to which another person replied, "Because they only care about Caitlin." Reeve replied to that post, writing, "That part."

It's not hard to see why so many women's hoops fans and people who simply possess eyes and a brain claim that Reeve kept Clark off of the Olympic roster out of spite.

USA Basketball came to the defense of Reeve, explaining that she "does not have an official role in picking the 12" players on the Olympic roster. Instead, the "roster is selected by the committee as per the selection procedures."

The USA Basketball - Caitlin Clark situation has been a dumpster fire for over two months now, and Reeve just threw more gasoline into the bin.