Caitlyn Clark Excluded From US Women's Basketball Graphics

USA Women's Basketball is once again facing some Caitlin Clark-related criticism with it’s latest decision ahead of next month’s training camp.

As the U.S. women’s national team begins preparations for the 2028 LA Olympics, Team USA revealed the roster of ladies participating in its inaugural camp being held in Durham, NC on 12 - 14 December.

The camp will feature 18 players, headlined by 2024 Olympic gold medalists Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young and Dearica Hamby. As well as newcomers such as: Brionna Jones, Aliyah Boston, Lauren Betts, Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Veronica Burton, Sonia Citron, Caitlin Clark, Kiki Iriafen, Rickea Jackson, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins.

However in the organization’s promotional flier, Clark’s photo was curiously missing despite being arguably the biggest star in the sport. And that led to people calling it out on social media.

Among the first to point it out was longtime sports columnist and author Christine Brennan, who wrote a book on Clark this summer titled: "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports."

"This is so interesting," Brennan said. "If USA Basketball really wanted to go all out promoting WBB, bring new fans in and get unprecedented attention for a team that dropped in TV viewership at the Paris Olympics, they would have added the photo of one other player to this graphic. But no."

Others agreed in Team USA’s mentions.

"Wheres Caitlin on the poster?" a user asked.

"Yes, let’s not put the most famous woman’s basketball player in the world Caitlin Clark on the poster 😂😂😂😂" an Indiana Fever fan laughed. "wtf Is wrong with the decision makers 🚨"

"It never gets old that the most popular player in the league is left off posters like this… can you imagine leaving Magic or Jordan off a poster? You all need to wake up!!!" another exclaimed. "While all these players are amazing and some may be better than CC- this is marketing 101."

"Leaving the picture of the most popular female athlete on the planet sure is an interesting marketing choice. At least women’s basketball is consistent," another person commented.

It’s definitely interesting that the WNBA doesn’t look to platform its biggest draw more than it currently does. But at the same time, the league is in as good a place as it’s ever been — even if it a lot of that has to do with it’s 23-year-old All-Star guard.