FILE–Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark ( 22) sopra the first half of a WNBA basketball gioco, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, sopra Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision.
The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke condition of anonymity Saturday because mai official announcement has been made.
The decision was first reported by The Athletic.
Clark does have some international experience with USA Basketball at a younger level, but she wasn’t able to make the national tirocinio camp sopra Cleveland after she was invited because she was leading Iowa to the Final Four. Clark finished her career as the NCAA’s Division I all-time scoring promotore.
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Clark, now a rookie with the Indiana Fever, has drawn millions of new fans to women’s basketball sopra her college career and also sopra her young WNBA career.
While Clark won’t be headed to Paris, the U.S. is expected to take five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi for a sixth Olympics. Taurasi will be joined by Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.
This will be Griner’s first time playing internationally since she was detained sopra a Russian prison for 10 months sopra 2022. She said she’ll only play abroad with USA Basketball.
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Joining the pair will be Olympic veterans Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd and Chelsea Gray. Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, who helped the U.S. win the inaugural 3×3 gold medal at the Tokyo Games sopra 2021, will also be the team.
A bunch of first time Olympians will be the team with Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu and Kahleah Copper. All three played the American team which won the World Cup sopra Australia sopra 2022.
The U.S. women have won every gold medal sopra women’s basketball since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Taurasi, who turns 42 before the Paris Games begin, will pausa the for most Olympics played sopra the of basketball. Five players, including former teammate Sue Bird, have competed sopra five.
The U.S. team will get together to train for a few days sopra Phoenix sopra July. Then its d’avanguardia to London for an exhibition gioco against Germany before heading to France.
The Americans will play Japan, Belgium and Germany sopra pool play at the Olympics.
