A hilarious troll occupation by a Japan instrumentality seemed to drawback nan attraction of a fewer Team USA women's hoops stars earlier they opened their Olympic games successful Paris.
The fan, wearing a half-and-half Brooklyn Nets/Los Angeles Lakers jersey held up a motion saying 'You request Caitlin Clark to hit us'.
That motion garnered attraction from a number of players connected nan court, including A'ja Wilson.
Wilson sewage nan attraction of her teammate Brittany Griner, who saw nan motion and gave a elemental 'Oh wow' successful response.
Clark's omission from nan Olympic squad still generates contention to this day, contempt Team USA not precisely needing her.
Brittney Griner and A'ja Wilson respond to a instrumentality holding a pro-Caitlin Clark motion astatine nan Olympics
Team USA cruised to a ascendant triumph complete Japan successful their opener of nan group shape successful Paris
That was proven connected Monday, erstwhile nan women's squad dominated Japan successful a 102-76 triumph successful their opening crippled of group shape play.
Wilson led each scorers pinch 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists while Breanna Stewart chipped successful pinch 22 points of her ain positive 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Griner was 1 of 3 chair contributors pinch eleven points - racking up 9 rebounds arsenic well.
Sabrina Ionescu and Kelsey Plum besides sewage eleven points, doing truthful successful 20 and 14 minutes of crippled clip respectively.
Japan was led by nan chair capacity of Maki Takada - who dropped 24 points - but her squad changeable an abysmal 38 percent from nan field.
Team USA adjacent plays connected Thursday erstwhile they return connected Belgium - who mislaid 83-69 to Germany.