Every four years, the country watches its best and most talented athletes compete on the grandest of world stages to bring the United States an Olympic gold. Everyone knows how that works, but the selection process for athletes to attend is less publicly known and often goes undiscussed.
At least, it does when there isn't a massive controversy over who is attending as is the case in yet another Olympic cycle for USA Basketball. The 12-player roster does not include forward/center Nneka Ogwumike, a key piece to two World Cup golds and one of the eight core national team members in the 2019 pre-Games tour.