Outkick Sends Reporter to Women's Basketball Tournament All the Way in Germany to Ask About Everything But Women's Basketball

Outkick sent sports reporter Jackson Thompson to Berlin for the FIBA World Cup this month, according to an outlet spokesperson—an expense and logistics move framed as unusual for the network’s coverage of women’s basketball. The trip followed a question that Caitlin Clark received after a game, when Thompson asked whether Clark and teammate Angel Reese “are friends now.” Clark’s reaction, described as surprising given her typical media engagement, came after Clark had just helped Team USA win its fifth consecutive gold medal. The article revisits Clark and Reese’s heightened attention since 2023, and notes Sacramento’s offseason media interest and related decisions.