More often than not, Clark had been the first pick—the easy pick—for any award or honor. That is until the Paris Olympics. In a move that garnered some controversy, Clark was left off the United States women's basketball national team roster for the Paris Olympic Games.

One of the biggest stories in women’s basketball this past year was Caitlin Clark’s omission from the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Clark — amid an up-and-down beginning to her rookie season on the Indiana Fever — was left off the 12-woman roster,

Caitlin Clark did not make Team USA for the Olympics in Paris. Head coach Cheryl Reeve left her off of the roster after a series of petty jabs at the