Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark not making the 2024 United States women’s national basketball team might be a shock to fans without context.
While Clark understood why she didn’t make the roster, former WNBA player and ESPN broadcaster Rebecca Lobo gave a very edifying answer when asked about why the Fever superstar isn’t slated to play in Paris this summer for Team USA.
To Lobo, it all has to do with the quality of experienced players Team USA has to choose from this summer with the WNBA’s best veteran players and the timelines of past Olympics training camps that clashed with her Iowa college schedule.
“Caitlin Clark, through no fault of her own, was not able to participate in any of those training camps,” Lobo said. “She did not have that chance.”
In the midst of hot takes on the subject, it’s refreshing to hear a thoughtful analysis like the one from Lobo here.
.@RebeccaLobo weighs in on Cailtin Clark being left off the USA roster for the Olympics. pic.twitter.com/SSQ6B26L9c
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There’s a path for Clark to still make the roster if Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray isn’t able to play, but it’s not the most likely scenario.
As Lobo astutely notes, Clark’s time to play in the Olympics will come. The dynamics of this specific squad just make it hard for her to make the roster.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
