{
  "id": 5067376,
  "title": "Caitlin Clark tipped for bench role for Team USA at FIBA World Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/caitlin-clark-tipped-for-bench-role-for-team-usa-at-fiba-world-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:33:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/caitlin-clark-tipped-bench-role-103312009.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Caitlin Clark is poised to be benched for the Team USA squad in the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, according to sports analyst Rachel DeMita. The American team, featuring superstars Caitlin Clark, Breanna Stewart, and Napheesa Collier, will open their campaign on September 4th against China in Berlin. However, the roster will not include A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum, who have withdrawn. DeMita, a former college basketball player and host, posits that Clark's absence from the starting lineup in recent qualifiers suggests she may not start at the World Cup. With Clark averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 assists, and shooting over 45% from the field, her potential bench role despite her stellar season remains a subject of debate.",
  "summary": "Fans are watching on in anticipation with Team USA set to kick off their FIBA World Cup campaign soon. Team USA tips off their FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign in Berlin on September 4th against China.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Caitlin Clark Achieves Historic WNBA Milestone Before FIBA World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/caitlin-clark-achieves-historic-wnba-milestone-before-fiba-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:04:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}