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Reactions to Caitlin Clark’s 2024 US Olympic team snub. The internet wants to see her in Paris

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Jun 11, 2024 / 1621 Views

Evan Walker

Caitlin Clark was left out of the USA’s women’s basketball roster for the Olympic Games in Paris. The WNBA rookie has been a huge hit ever since her move to the elite level of basketball in the country and her omission from the squad has not gone unnoticed by fans and media, who are quizzical as to why such a talented young player has missed out.

USA Women’s Basketball Olympic Squad:

Name | Team | Position | Olympic experience

Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | Forward | 2020
Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | Guard/Forward | None
Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | 2020
Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | Center | 2016, 2020
Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty | Guard | None
Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm | Guard | 2020
Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | None
Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Forward | 2016, 2020
Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | Forward | None
A’ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | Forward/Center | 2020
Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | Guard/Forward | 2020 (3x3 team)

While the Indiana Fever have not had the best start to the season, Clark has shone in almost every game.Wendell CruzUSA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

What did Caitlin Clark say about her Olympic snub?

While the team is stacked with Olympic experience, arguably nobody on the roster possesses the natural talent of Clark who, as well as breaking WNBA records for a rookie, is also attracting an unprecedented amount of attention to the sport as a whole in the USA and beyond.

First of all, let’s take a look at what Caitlin Clark herself had to say.

Caitlin Clark takes the high road here on getting left off the Olympic team, but I honestly can’t think of a dumber move for a sport trying to grow its fan base than this. Whine about no attention for decades, finally get it, and then blow it like this: pic.twitter.com/WyXUPzpX0q
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 9, 2024

Here’s how the internet has reacted to Clark’s snub...

Caitlin Clark’s current WNBA season stats compared to the other guards selected ahead of her for the USA Olympic women’s basketball team.

Stats aren’t everything but she is ahead of 75% of the other players in at least 3 of these 4 core statistical categories. pic.twitter.com/Fe8JqV96ME
— Larry Cheng (@larryvc) June 9, 2024

“You claim you want the women’s game to grow, but you keep the most popular girl in women’s basketball off the team.”@paulpierce34 is “disappointed” with Team USA not putting Caitlin Clark on its Olympic roster pic.twitter.com/izxt6AflND
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) June 10, 2024

"It feels like self-sabotage and it infuriates me." @msmallmon on Caitlin Clark being left off the U.S. Olympic basketball team https://t.co/XV7iag7T0o pic.twitter.com/Qufppgyen5
— UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio (@UnSportsESPN) June 10, 2024

Mully on Caitlin Clark being left off the Team USA roster for the Olympics: “I think she’s been snubbed. I think it’s an insult. And I think it’s adding insult to insult. She’s been treated poorly since she got into the league.”

Listen to full segment: https://t.co/vEzGgbjVpV pic.twitter.com/P01R60FcUZ
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) June 10, 2024

I don’t know enough about USA women’s Olympic basketball to know if Caitlin Clark’s omission is a snub. I do know that, right now, she would be the only reason I would remotely care about USA women’s Olympic basketball. https://t.co/IAP8bulQXg
— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) June 8, 2024

Yet Caitlin Clark is not selected to the Team USA Women’s Basketball team heading to Paris for the Olympics?!?! All she does is grow the Game, pack arenas, and set rookie records. What a short sighted decision. Lost opportunity. https://t.co/vsOAaUZSJn
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) June 8, 2024

USA Basketball and the Olympics would be NOTHING without the fans! JOIN me at our PROTESTS in Paris at the Olympics over the capricious exclusion of heroic Caitlin Clark from the USA womens’ basketball team! We don’t have to take this garbage! pic.twitter.com/NJtnMHtUYS
— Robin Ficker For U. S. Senate (R-MD) (@robin_ficker) June 8, 2024

Pure & Outright Stupidity!@dandakich tells @AmericaNewsroom "I don't think it's about race, I don't think it's about sex. I think it's about jealousy as to why Caitlin Clark was snubbed from the Olympic team plain and simple." pic.twitter.com/NWz6IPmY2c
— OutKick (@Outkick) June 10, 2024

The US Women’s Basketball team have dominated the sport like no other: they have won gold medals on every occasion except one since 1984. Their only non-gold finish came at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, where they achieved bronze.

The Olympic Opening Ceremony begins in Paris on July 26 at 7.30 p.m. CET (1:30 p.m. ET / 10.30 a.m. PT), and the tournament will continue until Sunday 11 August when the Stade Denis in Paris will host the closing ceremony to mark the end of the Games.