Bullets Forever · Feb 1, 2018
5 Takeaways from Emma Meesseman’s WNBA absence in 2018
Emma Meesseman’s out for the season because she wants to rest and prepare for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup this September.
So, here are some takeaways from today’s news.
Belgium national team play matters more to Meesseman right now
As an American, I find it a little bit difficult to sympathize with other countries’ national basketball teams when they make a FIBA World Cup or an Olympics. That’s because the American national team — men or women — have dominated the sport for a very long time. The men have won six of the last seven Olympic gold medals. The women have won every Olympic gold medal since 1996 and won four of the last five World Cups.