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"Honestly, no disappointment - it just gives me
something to work for. It's a dream, you know - hopefully one
day I can be there. I think it's just a little more motivation,"
Clark said. "Hopefully when four years comes back around, I can
be there."
Clark left television ratings shattered in her wake during a
blockbuster final collegiate season at the University of Iowa
and brought her legions of fans to the WNBA, in what fans
celebrated as a new era for the women's game in the United
States.
Her exclusion prompted a flurry of debate, with the U.S. team
reportedly including an array of heavy hitters, including MVPs
A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Clark has averaged 16.8 points,
6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game thus far in her rookie
season.
Clark, who said she grew up watching the nine-times Olympic gold
medal-winning U.S. team, said she was informed before the report
went public that she had not made the team.
"I know it's the most competitive team in the world, and I know
it could have gone either way," Clark told reporters.
The six-foot sharpshooter, who put up 30 points in the Fever's
85-83 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday, said there were
upsides to the Olympic break.
"It's going to be a great month for my body to, you know, just
get rest, get healthy and just get a little time away from
basketball and the craziness of everything that's been going
on," Clark said.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Will Dunham) [© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
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