Author reveals why Caitlin Clark 'never had a chance' of making Olympic team

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle raves about fellow Iowa alum Caitlin Clark and her handling of pressure ahead of his appearance at the American Century Classic.

Caitlin Clark was questionably left off the USA Olympic roster last year, prompting much debate.

Sure, Clark had been in the WNBA for just a few months, but she had already proved why she was the No. 1 pick fresh off a record-breaking campaign at the University of Iowa.

Alas, she was left off, and apparently, she "never had a chance."

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, smiles as she looks at the team bench after making a pass to the basket that led to a score in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

"The powers that be in the women’s game did not want Caitlin Clark on their team. No matter how well she was playing, and no matter how convinced most basketball experts were that she was not only getting better daily, but also playing very well in the moment, and no matter how much USA Basketball indicated Clark was being given a shot to make the team, she never had a chance," USA Today columnist Christine Brennan wrote in her new book, "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports," which was released on Tuesday.

Why not? Well, perhaps for two reasons.

Brennan had reported this last year, "which made no sense at the time," but re-iterated in her book that USA Basketball officials had growing concerns about how Clark's fans would react to her potentially receiving limited playing time on what would without a doubt be the best team she had ever been on.

However, Brennan said Clark