Brittney Griner didn’t tap Angel Reese for Olympics

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Brittney Griner didn’t tap Angel Reese for Olympics
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A recent Threads post stirs the pot of discontent over basketball phenom Caitlin Clark’s exclusion from rosters for the

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner doesn’t select the U.S. women’s basketball teams for the Olympics.

"Brittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3x3 Olympics after Cameron Brink suffered an injury," the June 23This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our The four-player rosters for each country must feature two players ranked within the top 10 in their country, according to CBS Sports, and two players ranked within the top 50 in their country or have the minimum number of ranking points, which are calculated based on results in recent International Basketball Federation-endorsed events.Neither Reese nor Clark are eligible, Griner isn’t on the 3x3 team, and she has no power to appoint someone to the team.

Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.”

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