Caitlin Clark, the WNBA rookie sensation and all-time college scoring leader, is set to be left home when the U.S. national team travels to the Paris Olympics, a source familiar with the decision told NBC News on Saturday. The formal announcement of Team USA’s roster has not been announced but the squad headed to the international competition will include 12 veterans, the source said.
She was named the WNBA’s rookie of the month for May though her time so far in the league hasn’t been completely smooth. Her long-range shooting has been inconsistent, making 32% of her three-point attempts, and she’s been plagued by an average of more than five turnovers per game. So absence from a Team USA roster, that’ll be seeking an eighth-consecutive gold medal for America, can certainly be justified from a pure on-the-court standpoint.