USA Basketball’s expected decision to leave Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark off the roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was met with questions Saturday morning, but one report shed some light on the decision. Citing two sources, USA Today columnist Christine Brennan reported one factor in omitting Clark from the women’s national team was the concern about how the former Iowa star’s fans would react to her playing time in the Olympics, which would likely have been limited. Fever teammate Aliyah Boston was also invited to join the national team’s training roster in April. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPClark has won three gold medals with USA Basketball junior national teams, including her latest with the 2021 USA Women’s U19 National Team. The U.S. women have won every gold medal in women's basketball since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Source: Fox News June 09, 2024 00:54 UTC