The USA will send a team full of NBA stars to the Olympic Games in Paris. Eleven out of twelve players should be confirmed.
On board in the fight for the gold medal: Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis and LeBron James (from left). picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS
According to consistent media reports, the USA will challenge world champions Germany at the Games in Paris with an extremely prominent star selection. ESPN and The Athletic wrote on Monday that head coach Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) and manager Grant Hill from the US Basketball Association had decided on eleven of twelve players.
Olympic Games in Paris
The US squad for the summer games includes NBA superstars LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) and Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) – four players who are in have all won an MVP award during their NBA careers.
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Durant has already won Olympic gold three times, James was part of the winning team in 2008 and 2012. Curry has never competed in the Olympics. According to the information, the twelfth squad position will remain open until a training camp in July in Las Vegas. Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) are the only players who were in the squad at last year’s World Cup, when the USA played in the semifinals against the German selection with NBA professionals Dennis Schröder, Daniel Theis, Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner lost.
According to media reports, the following players belong to the US squad: LeBron James, Antony Davis (both Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant, Devin Booker (both Phoenix Suns), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday (both Boston Celtics) Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).
The U.S. will face Serbia, South Sudan and a qualifier in Group C games. The German team will compete in Group B with Japan, France and also a qualifier. The German women will face Belgium, Japan and the USA in the preliminary round.
2024-04-16 06:35:47
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