Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins will be among the 10 players making their USA Basketball senior national team camp debuts next month.
Despite being denied the opportunity to play for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo Games, Nneka Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams say they still plan to push to play for the country in the future.
Nneka Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have filed an appeal to FIBA, challenging its rulings on their applications to play for Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics, sources told ESPN.
Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike has been denied in her petition to play for her native Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics because of her "substantial involvement" with Team USA, sources told ESPN.
FIBA's decision to deny Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams the right to play for Nigeria contradicts its own mandate to try to grow the women's game globally.
All-Star contests are typically a chance for players to show up and show off. But Wednesday's WNBA All-Star Game (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) won't just be for show.
