A Team Japan fan tried to troll Team USA about missing Caitlin Clark with a sign, and it backfired spectacularly

The United States women’s national basketball team hasn’t lost at the Olympics since 1992, and the streak stayed alive on Monday against the Japan women’s national team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Team USA dominated Japan, 102-76, with Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson leading the Americans with 24 points.

What made the victory just that much sweeter was a sign in the Paris stands from a Team Japan fan, one that read “You need Caitlin Clark to beat us.”

As has been discussed aplenty, the Indiana Fever rookie guard didn’t make Team USA this year. However, her absence didn’t have an impact in Monday’s game as the United States dispatched Japan in style.

In other words, this fan’s game sign aged very poorly and very quickly.

We’re not sure if anyone on Team USA saw this sign and used it as a bit of fuel, but going for the gold and keeping the unreal win streak alive has to be enough, right?

Either way, we doubt opposing fans will get to use this taunt once the 2028 Olympic Games come to Los Angeles and Clark is most likely playing for Team USA in competition.