{"id":1583500,"date":"2024-06-08T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1583500"},"modified":"2024-06-08T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:38:44","slug":"caitlin-clark-left-off-team-usa-olympic-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/caitlin-clark-left-off-team-usa-olympic-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Left Off Team USA Olympic Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark has been left off the 2024 U.S. Olympic women\u2019s basketball roster, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/fever\/2024\/06\/08\/caitlin-clark-left-off-us-olympic-womens-basketball-team\/74025937007\/\">USA Today<\/a>. Find out which players made the team below.<\/p>\n<h2>Caitlin Clark Left Off U.S. Olympic Roster<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Team USA veterans were concerned about how Caitlin Clark&#39;s millions of fans would react to her likely limited playing time on a stacked Olympic roster , per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbrennansports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cbrennansports<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo other sources, both long-time U.S. basketball veterans with decades of experience in the women\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R6k5FiBokz\">pic.twitter.com\/R6k5FiBokz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1799472362343014714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clark will not be a part of the U.S. Olympic team that will compete in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/caitlin-clark-effect-on-wnba-ticket-prices\/\">Clark<\/a> has played with USA Basketball at lower levels, including on the U-19 team, which won gold medals at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to Christine Brennan, &#8220;Two other sources, both long-time U.S. basketball veterans with decades of experience in the women\u2019s game, told USA TODAY Sports Friday that concern over how Clark\u2019s millions of fans would react to what would likely be limited playing time on a stacked roster was a factor in the decision making.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clark is currently a rookie with the Indiana Fever. The sharpshooter leads all rookies in points per game with <a href=\"https:\/\/stats.wnba.com\/leaders\/?Scope=Rookies&amp;Season=2024&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season\">16.8<\/a>\u00a0to go along with 5.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Clark led the Fever (3-9) to an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA\/status\/1799314473192169487\">85-83 win<\/a> over the Washington Mystics (0-11). Clark was terrific, finishing the game with 30 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Clark set a franchise record and tied the league record for most three-pointers made in a game by a rookie with seven.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is arguably the most popular basketball player in America. The 22-year-old is one of the biggest reasons women's basketball has seen unprecedented growth in the last few seasons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever drew a sellout crowd of 20,333 fans for tonight\u2019s game against the Washington Mystics \u2014 the WNBA\u2019s most attended game in 17 years. <\/p>\n<p>These teams have a combined record of 3-20 &amp; it\u2019s the first-ever $1 million-plus gate for the Mystics.<\/p>\n<p>Crazy! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEf12R06Sh\">pic.twitter.com\/SEf12R06Sh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePompliano\/status\/1799258631784787997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Mystics moved Friday night's game from their usual 4,200-seat arena to the 20,000-plus Capital One arena because of the demand to see Clark. The game was a sell-out.<\/p>\n<h2>2024 U.S. Olympic Women\u2019s Basketball Roster<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elleduncanESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elleduncanESPN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andraya_Carter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Andraya_Carter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chiney<\/a> take a look at the reported women&#39;s basketball roster for the Paris Olympics \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcJ04GBpZu\">pic.twitter.com\/bcJ04GBpZu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1799487444233961872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Clark off the roster, which players made the team? According to multiple reports, the U.S. Olympic Women\u2019s Basketball roster is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A'ja Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Breanna Stewart<\/li>\n<li>Diana Taurasi<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Thomas<\/li>\n<li>Brittney Griner<\/li>\n<li>Napheesa Collier<\/li>\n<li>Jewell Loyd<\/li>\n<li>Kelsey Plum<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Young<\/li>\n<li>Kahleah Copper<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Ionescu<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Gray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The United States Olympic women's basketball team will attempt to win their eighth straight gold medal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark has been left off the 2024 U.S. Olympic women\u2019s basketball roster, per USA Today. Find out which players made the team below. Caitlin Clark Left Off U.S. Olympic Roster Team USA veterans were concerned about how Caitlin Clark&#39;s millions of fans would react to her likely limited playing time on a stacked Olympic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":321,"featured_media":1583501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69717],"tags":[447414,69738],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Caitlin Clark Left Off Team USA Olympic Roster<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Caitlin Clark has been left off the Olympic women\u2019s basketball roster for 2024. 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