Brittney Griner weighs in on Caitlin Clark not making Olympic roster: ‘It’s tough’

Griner Responds, Confident in Team Selected

Despite the backlash that the Women’s National Team Committee and the Board of Directors are receiving over the players they selected instead of Clark, there is no going back and what is final is final.

Some may say picking the best of the best who have the experience internationally triumphs over others who can bring in higher views and revenue based on the sport’s visibility and growth or vice versa.

Responding to a question about her thoughts on Clark not being included on the roster for Team USA, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner believes there are plenty of players who deserve to go but end up not being picked.

“I don’t want to be on that committee,” Griner said. “I have always said it, that’s a hard committee. There are so many times each year of who is on the team and who isn’t on the team. It’s tough, it’s tough. I think anyone on this team can go [and] can win. We’ll see in the future how it goes.”

Not only is Clark not going, but the team also excluded arguably the biggest snub out of anyone, Dallas Wings superstar Arike Ogunbowale. Ogunbowale is the second-highest scorer in the WNBA with 26.4 points per game, trailing just Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson (28.3) who did make Team USA.

Time will tell if Team USA will take home the gold or if another country will cause an upset and people will look back if either one or both of Clark and Ogunbowale could have pushed the United States over the line.

Everyone will find out what will happen when the Olympic Games Paris 2024 begin in July. USA opens up its Olympics when they face Team Japan on July 29.

To view the 12-player roster for Team USA, click this link.