Caitlin Clark Breaks Her Silence on Olympics Snub

Caitlin Clark isn’t bothered that she was left off the Team USA roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics—but the snub has apparently put a fire in her belly.

“I’m excited for the girls that are on the team,” she told reporters on Sunday, according to ESPN. “I know it’s the most competitive team in the world, and I knew it could’ve gone either way—me being on the team, me not being on the team. I’m excited for them. I’m going to be rooting them on to win gold.

“Honestly, no disappointment. It just gives me something to work for; it’s a dream. Hopefully one day I can be there. I think it’s just a little more motivation. You remember that. Hopefully when four years comes back around, I can be there.”

Meanwhile, Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides said that Clark had reacted very differently in private.

“The thing she said was, ‘Hey, Coach, they woke a monster,’ which I thought was awesome,” Sides explained. “She’s young, she’s going to have so many opportunities in the future.”

“The thing she said was, ‘Hey, Coach, they woke a monster,’ which I thought was awesome,” Sides explained. “She’s young, she’s going to have so many opportunities in the future.”