ESPN news: Caitlin Clark of the WNBA ruled out of Paris Olympic due to …….
Despite her impressive inaugural season in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark is not expected to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Although Team USA has not yet made an official announcement regarding their women’s basketball squad for the Games, numerous sources are speculating that Clark, 22, will not be competing. Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, and Brittney Griner are among the American celebrities whom NBC News claims will visit France.
In contrast, two sources who were “longtime U.S. basketball veterans with decades of experience in the women’s game” were mentioned by USA Today in their article. According to the insiders, team management was worried about the reaction of Clark’s ardent followers to her perhaps restricted playing time given the number of other athletes on the squad. “We have not yet made any official announcement,” a Team USA representative said in a statement to NBC News on Saturday, June 8. Celebrity Followers of Caitlin Clark: From Travis Scott to Jason Sudeikis
For her part, Clark has not responded to the reports. Team USA earlier declared this week that Rhyne Howard, Hailey Van Lith, Cierra Burdick, and Cameron Brink—a member of Clark’s draft class—will compete for the United States in the women’s 3 x 3 event.
When Clark declared for the WNBA Draft earlier this year, she was one of the best collegiate athletes on the University of Iowa squad. She signed with the Indiana Fever as the top pick. “Before the pick, I was a little nervous,” Clark exclaimed to ESPN following the draft round. Above everything, though, I just feel fortunate and thankful to have my family here, my friends over there, and my coaches here. It’s taken a lot of hard work and ups and downs, but more than anything, I’m trying to drink it all in. I’ve been dreaming of this day since second grade.”
“I think the biggest thing is that I always just believed in myself,” the woman went on. Additionally, when I was a small girl, my parents always gave me confidence.”
USA, go! Teresa Giudice of RHONJ and Other Stars Who Enjoy the Olympics She has contributed to the Fever’s many game victories since joining the team. Friday, June 6, saw Clark have her greatest game to date at the Fever’s most recent victory over the Washington Mystics, where she scored 30 points and drained seven three-pointers. Playing in the Olympics was once described by Clark as a “dream.”
“That’s your dream, USA Basketball,” she said to reporters in March. “As you get older, your dream is to play for the Olympic team. I look up to the people on that roster, just as I did when I was younger. Therefore, receiving a camp invitation alone is something to be happy about, celebrate, and take pride in.
