Caitlin Clark is opening up on her decision to go on the WNBA’s three-point opponents on Friday … saying all of it acquired right here proper all the way down to getting some much-needed leisure.

The Indiana Fever star is notably not among the many many sharpshooters taking part throughout the long-distance All-Star Weekend event … and loads of puzzled why the league’s largest star declined to be involved when it could have been a chance to get additional eyeballs on the group.

Clark equipped some options earlier throughout the day … explaining she’s been having fun with steady for a really very long time — and she or he needs to position her energy into serving to her Fever teammates, barely than put collectively for the competitors.

“In truth, I imagine it’s … leisure,” Clark instructed reporters. “I’ve been having fun with basketball for a 12 months straight. It isn’t a easy issue to easily current as a lot as and shoot off a rack. It isn’t one factor I’ve ever carried out sooner than. It isn’t one factor that I’ve had an entire lot of time to observe.”

Clark added the competitors just isn’t going wherever … and there’ll probably be hundreds additional alternate options to test her experience in direction of her associates.

As for these competing on Friday, Clark praised the sector … and acknowledged she’ll be supporting as a fan.