Arike Ogunbowale Made Her Thoughts On Being Left Off The Olympics Team Extremely Clear

Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale made a name for herself at the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, winning MVP honors in front of a packed house of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese supporters.

Ogunbowale is noticeably missing from this year's Team USA Summer Olympic Games roster in Paris, prompting rumblings whether or not she was snubbed.

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Ogunbowale previously told podcast hosts Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson and Gilbert Arenas that she withdrew her name from consideration before the team was chosen.

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"Me being me, I just felt the vibes," Ogunbowale said . "When it comes to (the Olympic trials), it really doesn't have much to do with your game.

"It's really about who they feel fits with the team."

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Ogunbowale said that she believes there are "subjective" parameters that go into choosing who makes the team, although she felt she was good enough.

"Whether that's USA basketball, whether that's All-Star Teams, whether that's first team, and stuff like that, there's politics...Even with the men's (basketball teams)," she said.

"There's politics in everything, so I'm just going to leave it at that."

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