Caitlin Clark Could Play Against Team USA After Olympics Snub
WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark did not make the 12-person Team USA women’s basketball roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
But she could get a chance to prove herself against the team that snubbed her.
Team USA will play Team WNBA on July 20, during the league’s All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. In order to play against Team USA, Clark would need to qualify for Team WNBA, which had not announced its roster as of June 11.
“The [July 20] game gives the national team a proper chance to compete prior to the Olympics,” The Sporting News’ Emily Dozier wrote on May 14.
July 20 will mark the second time Team USA will play Team WNBA. Before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Team WNBA beat Team USA 93-85 in Las Vegas.
Diana Taurasi Addresses Caitlin Clark Not Making Team USA
WNBA legend Diana Taurasi made her opinion about Caitlin Clark’s 2024 Paris Olympics omission known in a June 10 USA Today article.
“The game of basketball is all about evolving,” Taurasi said of Clark. “It’s all about getting comfortable with your surroundings. College basketball is much different than the WNBA than it is overseas.
“Each one almost is like a different dance you have to learn,” Taurasi wrote. “And once you learn the steps and the rhythm and you have a skill set that is superior to everyone else, everything else will fall into place.”
Taurasi, who turns 42 years old on June 11, has been critical of Clark in the past.
Taurasi made waves about critical comments she made regarding Clark on April 6.
“Look, SVP, reality is coming,” Taurasi told “SportsCenter’s” Scott Van Pelt about Clark. “There’s levels to this thing. And that’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to [be playing against] some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”
“Not saying [Clark’s skills] are not gonna translate,” Taurasi added. “Because when you’re great at what you do, you’re just gonna get better. But there is gonna be a transition period where you’re gonna have to give yourself some grace as a rookie.”
Caitlin Clark’s Reaction to Not Making Team USA
Clark kept it classy when asked about her reaction to not making the Team USA roster.
“I’m excited for the girls that are on the team,” Clark told reporters on June 9. “I know it’s the most competitive team in the world and I know it could have gone either way — me being on the team or me not being on the team. I’m going to be rooting them on to win gold. I was a kid that grew up watching the Olympics, so it will be fun to watch them.”
When asked whether she was disappointed about the decision, Clark said, “Honestly, no disappointment. It just gives me something to work for; it’s a dream. Hopefully one day I can be there.
“I think it’s just a little more motivation,” Clark added. “You remember that. Hopefully when four years comes back around, I can be there.”
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