USA Basketball appears set to do the right thing, just not the fun thing. Call it a rare victory of reality and competition over marketing and money.
Even the biggest Caitlin Clark fan in America can appreciate that; a victory for what should be rather than what normally occurs.
The U.S. women’s basketball Olympic roster began getting leaked out this weekend, news that, before this year, mattered only to the most hardcore of women’s basketball fans.
The 12-player roster reportedly will feature Kahleah Copper, Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Alyssa Thomas, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young, according to multiple media outlets.