Caitlin Clark sign catches attention of US women's basketball stars before Japan beatdown

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A Japanese women’s basketball fan brought a Caitlin Clark sign to take a shot at the American team ahead of their Paris Olympics matchup on Monday.

NBC Sports Bay Area reporter Kerith Burke caught Team USA stars A’ja Wilson, Brittney Griner and others pointing at the sign. The Americans were looking to extend their massive international winning streak and take down Japan in a rematch of the 2020 Olympics’ gold medal game.

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Arike Ogunbowale, right, of Team WNBA, celebrates after her 3-point basket against Team USA with teammates Caitlin Clark, center, and Aliyah Boston, left, during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

"You need Caitlin Clark to beat us," the sign read.

Team USA didn’t appear to need Caitlin Clark or anyone else to get past Japan. The Americans won the game, 102-76.

Wilson, of the Las Vegas Aces, scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had four blocked shots. Breanna Stewart, of the New York Liberty, had 22 points and eight rebounds. Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, Stewart’s teammate Sabrina Ionescu and Wilson’s teammate Kelsey Plum each had 11 points.

Clark was left off of the Olympic roster when it was selected back in June. She only had a few WNBA games under her belt at the time.

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Team USA stands for the National Anthem before the game against Team Japan on July 29, 2024 at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Paris, France. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

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