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Caitlin Clark declines WNBA 3-Point Contest invitation, dealing major blow to All-Star Weekend and ESPN

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The WNBA announced its 3-Point Contest field Tuesday, and it didn’t take long to notice a glaring omission.Caitlin Clark isn't in it.According to ESPN, the league invited Clark to its shooting contest, but she declined. Sabrina Ionescu and Kayla McBride also declined invitations to participate.It's impossible to overstate how big of a blow this deals to the WNBA and its broadcast partner, ESPN.CAITLIN CLARK KEEPS DELIVERING RECORD WNBA VIEWERSHIP AS FEVER TOP 1 MILLION VIEWERS YET AGAINThe league built its All-Star Weekend shooting event around Clark by adding "From the Logo" shots to the contest. Not only is Clark the most notable WNBA player (really the only notable player) to shoot logo threes, but State Farm built an entire marketing campaign around her long-distance triples.So, yeah, it's hard to view the league's "From the Logo" shot as anything but a nod to its most popular superstar.And as bad as it is for the WNBA, it's probably worse for ESPN. With Clark competing, ESPN could almost guarantee that it would draw at least a million viewers.But it gets a little worse.The league also didn't include Clark’s Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell or Sophie Cunningham.

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What's the story?: The WNBA announced its 3-Point Contest field Tuesday, and it didn’t take long to notice a glaring omission.Caitlin Clark isn't in it.According to ESPN, the league invited Clark to its shooting contest, but she declined. Sabrina Ionescu and Kayla McBride also declined invitations to participate.It's impossible to overstate how big of a blow this deals to the WNBA and its broadcast partner, ESPN.CAITLIN CLARK KEEPS DELIVERING RECORD WNBA VIEWERSHIP AS FEVER TOP 1 MILLION VIEWERS YET AGAINThe league built its All-Star Weekend shooting event around Clark by adding "From the Logo" shots to the contest.
How widely is it covered?: 2 outlets, average source rating 6.0/10.
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