Caitlin Clark snubbed, the excuse provided by Team USA in response: “Other players…

Even if she is still young and will have time to compete in other competitions, Caitlin Clark would not have said no to going to Paris this summer for the Olympic Games. But Team USA said no, with a specific excuse in mind.

While she shines for her debut in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark will unfortunately not make the trip to Paris with Team USA this summer for the Olympic Games. She could have been called when we see her performances for months, but the committee decided not to use her services. A disappointment for Clark, who remained classy when reacting .

The reason given behind Caitlin Clark’s absence

However, fans are quite unhappy with the news. Young or not, Clark could have gained a lot of experience with such an event, much like when Team USA called on Anthony Davis for the 2012 Olympics in London. A few people, however, wanted to justify themselves, like Jen Rizzotti in a recent statement.

Team USA selection committee chair Jen Rizzotti on leaving Caitlin Clark off Olympic roster:

“When you base your decision on criteria, there were other players that were harder to cut because they checked a lot more boxes (than Caitlin).”

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Jen Rizzotti, chair of the Team USA selection committee on not taking Caitlin Clark from the Olympic roster: “When you base your decision on certain criteria, there are other players who were difficult to eliminate because They ticked more boxes (than Caitlin). »

Clearly, too much talent at Team USA to take everyone. There will inevitably be those disappointed on arrival and Clark is one of them for this year 2024. She undoubtedly hopes that it will be different for 2028, even if this speech is far from convincing.

Golden opportunity to grow your sport on the world stage, and they decided to do that.

USA will win with or without Clark, but no one is growing the sport as much as Clark right now.

Priority to victory for Team USA, even if Caitlin Clark would not have been too much on this roster. It was also a good way to gain publicity, but the committee decided otherwise. Too bad for the Fever player.