The US-Basketballteam will be with the Olympic Games in Paris According to media reports, there will be an extremely prominent selection of stars. “ESPN” and “The Athletic” wrote on Monday, Coach Steve Kerr and managers Grant Hill from the US association had decided on eleven out of twelve players. The US squad for the summer games includes NBA superstars, among others LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant und Joel Embiid.
Durant has already won Olympic gold three times, James was part of the winning team in 2008 and 2012. Curry has never taken part in the Olympic Games. According to the information, the twelfth squad position will remain open until a training camp in July in Las Vegas. Tyrese Haliburton from the Indiana Pacers is the only player who was in the squad at last year’s World Cup, when the USA lost in the semifinals to eventual world champions Germany.
The starting group is looked after by the Golden State coach Kerr. He is supported by his coaching colleagues Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers), Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) und Mark Few (Gonzaga University).
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 (beide Phoenix Suns), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday (beide Boston Celtics) Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) und Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).
2024-04-16 08:34:42
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