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Caitlin Clark will reportedly be left off final roster for U.S. women's Olympic team
Yahoo Sports ^ | Sat, Jun 8, 2024 | Sean Leahy

Posted on 06/08/2024 6:31:36 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark will reportedly not make the final 12-player USA women's basketball team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, according to USA Today's Christine Brennan and The Athletic.

Here is what the expected roster will look like, which will be led by Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx head coach and president of basketball operations.

Kahleah Copper Chelsea Gray A'ja Wilson Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Brittney Griner Alyssa Thomas Napheesa Collier Jewell Loyd Kelsey Plum Jackie Young Sabrina Ionescu

The final Olympic roster isn't only Reeves' call. A committee that includes three women's college basketball coaches — Dawn Staley, Seimone Augustus, Delisha Milton-Jones — as well as Jennifer Rizzotti, president of the Connecticut Sun and head coach of the U.S. women's 3-on-3 Olympic team, and WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin made the decision.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; caitlinclark; discrimination; olympic; olympics; sports; summerolympics2024; wnba
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1 posted on 06/08/2024 6:31:36 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Are any of the players going to the Olympics straight and white?


2 posted on 06/08/2024 6:33:40 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: MinorityRepublican

Should anyone be surprised?

Oh well, I was going to watch it anyway.


3 posted on 06/08/2024 6:34:31 AM PDT by dforest ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Dueling Dykes...

FUGEDDABOUDDITTT...


4 posted on 06/08/2024 6:34:58 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: PAR35

They all have to be black or black approved so they can hide the fact that they are unsportsmanlike to some of the players on their own teamss.

After all, the world must applaud them.


5 posted on 06/08/2024 6:36:47 AM PDT by dforest ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

She has to be penalized for her white privilege of being too good at the game.


6 posted on 06/08/2024 6:37:01 AM PDT by odawg
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To: PAR35

The only one I can find so far is Sabrina Ionescu. Ionescu is married to NFL center and former University of Oregon football player Hroniss Grasu.


7 posted on 06/08/2024 6:37:42 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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The fact that her IQ is over one hundred was the deciding factor.


8 posted on 06/08/2024 6:39:10 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What is this Olympics thing they are talking about. Is that the giant Virtue Grandstand they do every 4 years?


9 posted on 06/08/2024 6:39:25 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races you do not like.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Olympics is all too political. Kick out the Administrators and start over.


10 posted on 06/08/2024 6:39:48 AM PDT by chopperk (are)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Damned if they put her on the team, and damned if they don’t.

She’s not faired well in this league, until last nights 30.


11 posted on 06/08/2024 6:40:56 AM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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Honestly she’s not doing that great against WNBA players, still good, but clearly she’s small. And probably tired. The two weeks off will do her good. And she’s young. In 4 years she’ll be a bit bigger, stronger, and not have played an entire college season and half a pro before the Olympics start.


12 posted on 06/08/2024 6:42:03 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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So only lesbians, Russian political prisoners, and anti-Christians are going to be on the roster.

When America has lost its will to win and patronize the loser class of athletes, we have lost our moral compass and deserve to lose.


13 posted on 06/08/2024 6:44:10 AM PDT by Dacula (Trust your heart and follow the Lord Jesus Christ)
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Um.... WHY?

Women's basketball seems intent on destroying Clark, a goose that is laying golden eggs for the sport.

14 posted on 06/08/2024 6:44:23 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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Caitlan Clark is 21 or 22 years old, everyone on the Olympic Team has played multiple years of professional in the WNBA and around the world, Caitlan Clark is in her first year of professional basketball.

It’s probably too early in her career for Caitlan Clark to be on the Olympic Team, baring something unforeseen she will be on the 2028 team and probably a couple more teams after that.

Her not being on the team this year is much to do about nothing.


15 posted on 06/08/2024 6:45:03 AM PDT by srmanuel
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Delisha Milton-Jones ...

I'm sorry but... LOL!

16 posted on 06/08/2024 6:45:19 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: discostu
Honestly she’s not doing that great against WNBA players, still good, but clearly she’s small. And probably tired.

You're probably right. Still a rookie, technically. And you see that in the stats.

But no one is going to give a $#it about this team. All the female athletes are like Megan Rapinoe. But with CC on the team, maybe we'll tune in for the games and root for USA.

17 posted on 06/08/2024 6:48:14 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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And nobody will watch.


18 posted on 06/08/2024 6:50:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Seriously, of all the athletes going to the Games, she would have been by far the most famous name.

You have to know somebody at NBC is on the phone to the Olympic Committee, as we speak.


19 posted on 06/08/2024 6:53:05 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: chiller

The selection committee regards the interaction of the team members on and off the court when they make their selection. The players, coaches, trainers and staff travel, sleep and interact constantly. This decision to exclude Clark may be due to team dynamics (read that as you wish) instead of performance.


20 posted on 06/08/2024 6:55:15 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("The Real Constitution..and its real enemies" on Amazon. Check out the details, they are important.)
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