Team USA member who snubbed Caitlin Clark for Paris Olympics, says star player is ‘head and shoulders above a lot of people’

Caitlin Clark was unable to join Team USA workouts and training camp.

Team USA member who snubbed Caitlin Clark for Paris Olympics, says star player is ‘head and shoulders above a lot of people’

Caitlin Clark and USA Women's Basketball Team

WNBA and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has been making the headlines lately after she was snubbed by the USA Women’s basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Notably, Clark had a poor start to her debut WNBA season but then picked pace and adapted to the league. Interestingly, a member of the selection committee, Dawn Staley shared her views on Clark’s exclusion recently.

Dawn Staley, a member of the USA Basketball selection committee and head coach of South Carolina, stated on an NBC Live Interview that Clark’s recent play presented a compelling argument for her participation in the Olympics. On June 11, Clark was the player with the greatest popularity to be left off of the women’s Olympic team.

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Caitlin is just a rookie in the WNBA, wasn’t playing bad, but wasn’t playing like she’s playing now. If we had to do it all over again, the way that she’s playing, she would be in really high consideration of making the team because she is playing head and shoulders above a lot of people.
Dawn Staley told NBC

On the contrary, Clark is in the running to win the 2024 Rookie of the Year Award alongside the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese. Clark has been one of the best players for the Fever, and her exclusion from the US Women’s basketball squad baffles many WNBA and USA fans. It remains to be seen whether or not Clark opens up on this matter or chooses to stay quiet.

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Antonio Brown comes in support of Caitlin Clark after Team USA snub

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was left out of the US Women’s basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Notably, this garnered a lot of reactions and attention from fans and sports personalities worldwide. Interestingly, Antonio Brown was one of them as he came in support of Clark on social media by calling out the selection committee.

Brown took to X to put forward his views regarding Clark not being selected for Team USA Women’s basketball team. Antonio Brown wrote on X. 

Leaving Caitlin Clark off the USA team is crazy… who comes up with this shit #CTESPN
Antonio Brown wrote on X

It’s important to note that, due to her hectic schedule, Clark was unable to join Team USA workouts and training camp. Furthermore, she had no time to join Team USA due to the ongoing WNBA season. Clark was therefore excluded from consideration for the quadrennial tournament by the selectors. It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds in the coming days.

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