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It probably won’t change any minds or make anyone feel better, but USA Basketball has offered an explanation for leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympic roster.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, talks to the media before the game against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 07, 2024, in Washington, DC. Diana Taurasi is back for a record sixth time. Her Olympic career started when she was a WNBA rookie in the 2004 Athens Game, and now the 42-year old will be on the team again. Other returners from the Tokyo Olympics are Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd and Brittney Griner.
Had Clark made the roster, she would have been the only player without senior national team experience. Critics have derived USA Basketball for excluding Clark and missing a chance to “grow the game.” However, Rizzotti clarified that “growing the game” is not one of the criteria they use for selecting players.
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