Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark received the disappointing news that she will not be a member of Team USA when the women’s basketball team travels to Paris for the Olympic Games.

She might not be able to play for Team USA, but she could play inthe Olympics with another country.Nizzi-Clark, Caitlin’s mother, is Italian.

Caitlin Clark is unlikely to make that reality.Clark had some international experience with USA Basketball from an earlier age, but she was unable to join the national training camp in Cleveland when invited because she was guiding the lowa Hawkeyes to the Final Four and the National Championship game for the second straight year. Clark concluded her career as the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer but failed to win it all.

If Clark is upset about the decision to leave her off the team, she certainly did not display it as she offered the team her best wishes in the competition.So far, the leaked roster for the team includes former WNBA MVPs, future Hall of Famers, and All-Stars including Diana Taurasi (Mercury), A’ja Wilson (Aces), Breanna Stewart (Liberty), Alyssa Thomas (Sun), Jewell Loyd (Storm), Napheesa Collier (Lynx), Kelsey Plum (Aces), Jackie Young (Aces), Brittney Griner (Mercury), Kahleah Copper (Mercury), Sabrina Ionescu (Liberty), and Chelsea Gray (Aces).
The decision to leave Clark off the team was met with mixed reactions in the sports world and many did not mince words about what they had to say.

The reaction to Caitlin Clark not making the Olympic team has garnered thousands of reactions.
Jemele Hill said Clark not playing for the gold medal is actually a “good thing for her,” as she posed on X.
“In the span of weeks, she went from playing college ball to becoming a professional to having a grind of schedule. A multi-week break probably isn’t the worst thing in the world,” Hill noted in an X post.
“I don’t consider Caitlin Clark being left off the Olympic team, a sпub,” Hill added. “Now, when Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike were left off the Olympic teams, THAT was a snub. Nneka was league MVP, led Team USA in scoring a year before the Olympics, and was MVP of the FIBA qualifying tournament. CP had won two gold medals, was a former MVP and a champion. Think Nneka is the only WNBA MVP to not make an Olympic roster.”