Caitlin Clark Hilariously Teases Team USA Olympics Dreams in Non-Basketball Sport

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark could try her hand at another Olympic sport in 2028.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) smiles Thursday, March 6, 2025, in a round two game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) smiles Thursday, March 6, 2025, in a round two game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

One of the biggest stories of the 2024 WNBA season was Indiana Fever superstar and then-rookie Caitlin Clark not making the Team USA roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Clark's snub was the talk of the basketball world for weeks, with every player, pundit, and basketball fan having an opinion about whether her not making the team was justified, who she could have replaced, and endless other discussion topics.

After the Olympics ended with another gold medal for Team USA, the conversation about Clark's snub died down. And now the belief is that she's all but guaranteed to play for Team USA in the 2028 Olympic Games, which are taking place in Los Angeles.

However, basketball might not be the only sport that Clark has her eye on during those Olympics.

The 23-year-old took part in a panel during the NFL's annual meetings in Florida over the weekend. On April 3, the NFL posted an excerpt from this conversation where Clark was talking about flag football.

"Growing up, I had a brother who played football... and I remember going to my brother's football games, and I was like 'Why can't I play flag football?' I would have played it, I would have loved it."

Serena Williams then said, "You would have been great at it!"

"I would have been okay," Clark responded. "I don't know, maybe LA 2028. Maybe I'll do two sports, or if basketball doesn't head out, I'll head over to flag football."

The only problem with that sentiment is that basketball already has (and will continue to) work out for Clark.

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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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