The 3×3 Olympic roster took a massive hit earlier in the month after Los Angeles Sparks’ Cameron Brink suffered a season-ending ACL injury. She was the tallest playr in the roster and that leaves a giant gap in the squad. If Team USA tries to replace Brink, adding a new guard will make four of them for the squad and Caitlin Clark seems like the most logical choice. The three guards that still remain are Atlanta Dream’s Rhyne Howard, Hailey Van Lith from the TCU Horned Frogs, and Cierra Burdick, who has been of the 3×3 squad in previous tournaments.

As far as the playing time goes, Caitlin Clark first needs to be selected to the squad but there is another injury Howard suffered just a day after Brink and is also questionable. She was recently spotted walking on a boot and using a scooter in order to move around. with those two injuries, the spot is more than open for Clark because of how similar her playstyle is to Howard’s. A little over a month away from the Olympics, the first game for Team USA’s 3×3 will be on July 30 against Germany. Considering Howard may not make it, Team USA needs to find her replacement ASAP.