text:  I do find it a little odd. I think part of the goal of USA Basketball is to advance the growth of the sport worldwide. And to me, a great way to do that would be to bring the biggest stars in the sport onto the biggest stage in the sport, which is the Olympics. I do understand that the goal of winning a gold medal supersedes the popularity aspect of it. But when you have so many great players on the USA and you could make an argument that Caitlin Clark's been the second best guard in the WNBA this season.