Caitlin Clark was not chosen as one of many first 12 gamers to make the U.S. Olympic ladies’s nationwide basketball staff, however there nonetheless seems to be an opportunity she may very well be representing the Stars and Stripes in Paris.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania stated Monday on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” that the Indiana Fever rookie is on prime of the alternates listing in case one of many 12 gamers will get injured.
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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, celebrates through the sport towards the Washington Mystics at Capital One Enviornment on June 7, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Photos)
“I’m instructed Caitlin Clark and Brionna Jones are atop the alternates listing for Workforce USA if there’s wanted to be a substitute,” Charania stated.
Jones is a two-time All-Star who has spent her total eight-year profession with the Connecticut Solar. She is averaging 13.3 factors and 4.7 rebounds per sport for the Solar this season.
Clark’s reported snub from the Olympic roster sparked a firestorm over the weekend.
Clark was the No. 1 decide of the WNBA Draft again in April after main Iowa to back-to-back nationwide championship video games and setting the mark for all-time scoring in school basketball. She was unable to attend the nationwide coaching camp in Cleveland after she was invited as a result of Iowa was within the Last 4.
Alyssa Thomas, #25, and Brionna Jones, #42 of the Connecticut Solar, look on through the sport towards the Atlanta Dream through the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup sport on June 2, 2024 at Gateway Middle Enviornment in School Park, Georgia. (Adam Hagy/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
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During the last two years, Clark has drawn tens of millions of latest followers to the sport. The Iowa-South Carolina nationwide championship was the most-watched ladies’s school basketball sport. Her video games with the Fever are among the many prime in WNBA rankings this season, to not point out the fan help she has obtained at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and elsewhere.
WNBA veterans Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner are reportedly set to be on the roster together with Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd, Chelsea Grey, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Younger. Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu and Kahleah Copper will likely be first-time Olympians.
Clark took the high road when requested about being left off of the roster.
“I’m excited for the ladies who’re on the staff. I do know it’s essentially the most aggressive staff on this planet and I do know it may’ve gone both manner – me being on the staff, me not being on the staff,” she stated, by way of The Athletic. “So, I’m excited for them. I’m going to be rooting them on to win gold. I used to be a child that grew up watching the Olympics. So, yeah, it’ll be enjoyable to look at them.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, poses for a portrait at Gainbridge Fieldhouse throughout her introductory press convention on April 17, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Matt Kryger/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
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“No disappointment. I feel it simply offers you one thing to work for. That’s a dream. Hopefully, in the future I will be there. I feel it’s just a bit extra motivation. You keep in mind that. And hopefully in 4 years, when 4 years comes again round, I will be there.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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