The mother of Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, Anne Clark, took to social media to express her disappointment after her daughter was left off the United States women’s basketball team for the upcoming Summer Olympics.
Anne Clark shared messages from fans who were equally frustrated by the decision.
One fan pointed out the unfortunate timing of the snub, highlighting Caitlin’s recent performance where she scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers in front of a record WNBA crowd of 20,333 people in Washington, D.C. This crowd size was notably more than double that of Chicago’s the previous night in the same venue.
Another message stressed Caitlin Clark’s impact on women’s basketball, noting her status as the WNBA rookie of the month and her role in drawing record crowds, yet she was still omitted from the 2024 US Olympic women’s basketball team roster.
RELATED: WNBA Star Caitlin Clark Reacts to Team USA Omission
Fans expressed that the Olympic team missed an opportunity to attract more viewers. “The Olympic Team lost a chance of being a must-watch… Now they will be relegated to playing second fiddle,” a fan commented.
Humorously, one fan suggested that it would be amusing if Caitlin declared for the Italian national team, nodding to her Italian-American heritage.
Another fan criticized the decision as a missed opportunity to enhance the sport’s popularity, saying, “It makes no sense to me. Between the exposure and the ratings, they took an opportunity to grow a sport that was kind of cresting and made it about some petty nonsense. They just score on themselves constantly.”
The conversation ended with a question to the public: “Will you still be watching the Summer Olympics without Clark?”
