'A DISSERVICE TO THE WNBA': Caitlin Clark's Olympic squad snub prompts strong reaction across the country

Americans across the nation react to WNBA player Caitlin Clark being left off Team USA for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

WNBA star Caitlin Clark's exclusion from the women's national team at the 2024 Olympic Games has sparked disappointment among basketball fans across the country, though some told Fox News Digital they understand the choice.

"She's making more and more people watch WNBA, but at the same time though, she's still got some growing to do," said Fred in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever is one of the top female basketball players in the country, but won't represent the United States in the 2024 Olympics. Many Americans Fox News Digital spoke with could see both sides of the women's national team's decision to pass on Clark. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

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Clark was dominant while playing basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes before becoming the first overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft. Now she averages more than 16 points per game for the Indiana Fever, placing her 15th in the league but first among rookies.

Her professional debut was the most-watched WNBA game since 2001, drawing more than 2 million viewers. Yet she won't travel to Paris later this summer to represent Team USA in their quest for an unprecedented eighth consecutive gold medal.

"I think it's a disservice to the WNBA," Dawayne from Oklahoma City said. "She's a big name right now, and I think that they should capitalize on that by at least putting her on the team."

But Bora, from Queens, New York, disagreed, saying Clark's exclusion is "fine."

"She's a rookie," Bora said. "She'll have her moment later in her career."

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