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The women's roster for the Paris Games won't be determined before June 1. Unable to attend the U.S. training camp this month, Clark will have the start of her WNBA career to show the U.S. women's basketball selection committee whether she deserves a spot on the team."You always want to introduce new players into the pool whether it's for now or the future," Rizzotti told The Associated Press.
The team will get together in Phoenix for a few days in July right before the Olympics, including playing an exhibition All-Star game against WNBA players.A pedestrian walks past a mural by Kwazar Martin featuring Caitlin Clark on the near west side of Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. "Thinking about Diana and Chelsea Gray and when their careers are done, you want to make sure you're in a position with these upcoming guards with Sabrina, Kelsey and Caitlin that you feel good that our future is set," Rizzotti said during 3x3 training camp last weekend.
If Clark makes the team, she wouldn't be the first WNBA rookie to be on an Olympic squad. Breanna Stewart was the last one to do it, making the team in 2016. The difference was that Stewart had been part of the national team since she was a sophomore in college, playing on the 2014 World Cup squad.Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark holds her jersey following a WNBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Indianapolis.
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