Sabrina Ionescu is OUT for Team USA’s 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup roster — and we have questions.
On this episode of Club Hoops, Natalie and Greg break down USA Basketball’s controversial World Cup selections, including Sabrina Ionescu’s surprising omission after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Was Sabrina truly snubbed, or did Team USA choose players who better fit Kara Lawson’s roster?
We also debate Kelsey Mitchell being left off despite ranking among the WNBA’s leading scorers, and react to Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and Aliyah Boston making the roster. Plus: Is USA Basketball already building toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?
Then we head to the WNBA, where the New York Liberty waived Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, and the Washington Mystics quickly picked up the former championship starter. Did New York move on from an aging veteran — or did the Liberty just hand a potential playoff opponent exactly the player it needed?
