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Jason Whitlock has slammed Team USA's decision to omit Caitlin Clark from their 2024 Olympic Games squad, calling it "flaming bigotry".
Whitlock, who hosts Blaze TV's Fearless, accused "angry lesbians" as being behind the decision to drop the Indiana Fever's star from their roster, which has attracted lots of criticism from fans and pundits alike.
"Let's take a look at the WNBA," Whitlock told Blaze TV. "Let's look at the crew of matriarchal, feminist, angry lesbians who are running women's basketball.
"They're faced with 'Should I do what's in my best business interest, or should I hold onto my bigotry and hatred of heterosexual White people and Evangelicals? Caitlin Clark may be in my best business interests, but I'm so bigoted, I'm so angry, and I'm so removed from forgiveness and tolerance, that I'll choose my bigotry over business.'"
Whitlock's rant seems to be rooted in a conspiracy against Clark because of her religious beliefs, as she is a practicing Roman Catholic and has been since childhood, as she attended Dowling Catholic High School whilst developing her talents in Iowa.
However, whilst there is no evidence that her chosen faith and beliefs are why she has been looked over by Reeve's Team USA, Whitlock insists it is a reactionary call based on an agenda by the LGBTQ+ community.
"This is one of the biggest flaming examples of bigotry that we've ever seen," Whitlock added. "This isn't me caping up for Caitlin Clark.
"She is not the best player in the WNBA right now, she's the most exciting, she's the one people want to see. She's Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson was never the best singer, but he was the 'thriller.' He had the whole package. He was exciting. That's what Caitlin Clark is.
"And you're looking at the Alphabet Mafia reject her because she doesn't believe what they want her to believe. She won't come and kiss the ring. She won't bend the knee to Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ. But WE'RE the bad guys?"
Who was selected to Team USA?
Team USA features a range of players from across the WNBA as they bid to win their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medals in an incredible record dating back to 1996. In fact, they've lost once in women's basketball at the Games since 1984, with the defeat coming in 1992.
Players named to Team USA are: A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, Alyssa Thomas, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Chelsea Gray and Kahleah Copper.