Team USA's women's basketball roster leaked, includes Stockton player
CLARK’S REACTION. CAITLIN CLARK SAYS SHE LEARNED IN A PHONE CALL THAT SHE HAD NOT MADE THE CUT FOR THE PARIS GAMES, BUT SAYS THAT IT GIVES HER SOMETHING TO WORK TOWARD. THE INDIANA FEVER ROOKIE RECEIVED THE NEWS AFTER AN UNOFFICIAL OLYMPIC ROSTER LEAKED OVER THE WEEKEND. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL. NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH CHERYL REEVE TOLD US EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT CLARK’S PROSPECTS AT FUTURE GAMES LIKE 2028 AND LOS ANGELES ARE VERY BRIGHT. THERE’S NO QUESTION SHE’LL BE AN OLYMPIAN AND SHE’S GOT A LONG, GREAT CAREER AHEAD OF HER YEARS OF THE WNBA. IS WHAT LED TO THIS. PLAYERS PLAYING AT A MUCH YOUNGER AGE, GROWING THEIR TALENTS YOUNGER, UM, KIND OF GOING, I CAN BE THAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF VETERANS WHO WILL BE HEADING TO PARIS, INCLUDING BRIANNA STEWART. SHE SAYS SHE’LL ALWAYS FIND TIME FOR THE OLYMPICS DESPITE A BUSY PROFESSIONAL AND FAMILY SCHEDULE. THIS IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. THIS IS LIKE WHAT YOU DREAM OF DOING, AND TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT, UM, IN RIO AND IN TOKYO AND NOW IN PARIS, IT’S LIKE, I’LL NEVER TURN, TURN IT DOWN. YOU KNOW, ANY TIME I CAN REPRESENT TEAM USA AND HAVE USA ACROSS MY CHEST LIKE I’M ALWAYS GOING TO SHOW UP. NOW. ALSO ON THAT LEAKED ROSTER, THE FIVE TIME GOLD MEDALIST, DIANA TAURASI, BRITTNEY GRINER, WHICH WOULD BE HER FIRST TIME PLAYING INTERNATIONALLY SINCE SHE WAS DETAINED FOR TEN MONTHS IN RUSSIA, ASIA WILSON NAPHEESA COLLIER JEWELL LOYD, CHELSEA GRAY, ALYSSA THOMAS, SABRINA IONESCU, KAHLEAH COPPER, KELSEY PLUM, AND JACKIE YOUNG, NOW PLUM AND YOUNG BY THE WAY, WON GOLD MEDALS IN THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL IN TOKYO. THE WOMEN HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS TO TRAIN TOGETHER NEXT MONTH STATESIDE. THEN IT’S OVERSEAS FOR AN EXHIBITION GAME AND THEN IT’S ON TO THE OLYMPICS. ON THE ROAD TO PARIS. I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK, AND YES, THAT’S THE CHELSEA GRAY FROM OUR AREA WHO PLAYED IN STOCKTON, THE US WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS WON EVERY GOLD MED
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Team USA's women's basketball roster leaked, includes Stockton player
An unofficial Team USA Olympic roster for women's basketball leaked over the weekend, and it includes some big names but leaves others out. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark said she learned in a phone call she didn't make the cut for the Paris Games.The national team's head coach earlier this year said Clark's prospects look bright for future games."There's no question she'll be an Olympian, she's got a long, great career ahead of her," said coach Cheryl Reeve. Plenty of veterans are headed to Paris, including Stockton's Chelsea Gray. The former St. Mary's High School player currently plays for the Las Vegas Aces. She also had a spot on the Tokyo Olympic roster.Another big name on the roster is Brittney Griner, who will play internationally for the first time since she was detained for 10 months in Russia. Veteran Breanna Stewart also made the roster."This is the best of the best," Stewart said. "I'll never turn it down. You know, anytime I can represent Team USA and have USA across my chest, I'm always going to show up."The women have only a few days to train together next month stateside before they head overseas for an exhibition game, then onto the Olympics.The team has a strong legacy to uphold: the US Women's Basketball team has won every gold medal since the 1996 Atlanta Games.As the Paris Olympics draw closer we're profiling Olympians with Northern California ties. See more Olympics stories here | Download our app.
An unofficial Team USA Olympic roster for women's basketball leaked over the weekend, and it includes some big names but leaves others out.
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark said she learned in a phone call she didn't make the cut for the Paris Games.
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The national team's head coach earlier this year said Clark's prospects look bright for future games.
"There's no question she'll be an Olympian, she's got a long, great career ahead of her," said coach Cheryl Reeve.
Plenty of veterans are headed to Paris, including Stockton's Chelsea Gray.
The former St. Mary's High School player currently plays for the Las Vegas Aces. She also had a spot on the Tokyo Olympic roster.
Another big name on the roster is Brittney Griner, who will play internationally for the first time since she was detained for 10 months in Russia.
Veteran Breanna Stewart also made the roster.
"This is the best of the best," Stewart said. "I'll never turn it down. You know, anytime I can represent Team USA and have USA across my chest, I'm always going to show up."
The women have only a few days to train together next month stateside before they head overseas for an exhibition game, then onto the Olympics.
The team has a strong legacy to uphold: the US Women's Basketball team has won every gold medal since the 1996 Atlanta Games.
As the Paris Olympics draw closer we're profiling Olympians with Northern California ties. See more Olympics stories here | Download our app.
