Tag: Team USA
Lawyers say Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will pay $560 for a noise violation and avoid jail time in a deal that gets rid of a misdemeanor assault and battery charge in East Lansing, Michigan. “I’m happy that this is behind me and it’s definitely a lesson learned. I’m looking forward to competing for […]
Full of new star power — and dominant on the inside — the U.S. men’s basketball team opened its bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal Friday night with a 111-74 exhibition romp over Argentina. A game that was over almost before it began showed the U.S. has to improve its shooting and conditioning. […]
The basketball world was given a glimpse of Kevin Durant sharing the court with a couple of his new Golden State Warriors teammates for the first time Monday as USA Basketball opened its pre-Olympic training camp at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. Durant closed practice by participating in a shooting drill with fellow wing players Draymond Green […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving has accepted an invitation to play for Team USA in this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. Sources told ESPN that Irving, after deliberating all week following the Cavaliers’ championship run, has informed USA Basketball that he will be on the plane […]
Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been told he has earned a roster spot on USA Basketball’s 2016 Olympics team, a source told The Undefeated. Source: Marc Spears of ESPN
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and Houston Rockets guard James Harden became the latest stars to announce they are withdrawing their names from consideration for USA Basketball’s 2016 Rio Olympics team. “After speaking with my family, I have decided to not participate in this year’s Olympics,” Westbrook said in a statement Friday. “This was […]
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry announced Monday that he will not play in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing recent ankle and knee injuries. The reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player has never played in the Olympics. “After a great deal of internal thought and several discussions with my family, the Warriors […]
Two-time MVP Stephen Curry, coming off a second year in a row playing into June with the Warriors and two injuries that forced him to miss games in the playoffs, said Saturday he has not decided whether he will play in the Olympics in August. “I have no idea,” Curry said. “I’m still in the […]
Ex-Providence PG Kris Dunn has been invited to play for the usa basketball Select Team. Source: Marc J. Spears of ESPN on Twitter
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are a step closer to their fourth Olympics, and Stephen Curry is in position for his first. The NBA stars were among 30 players selected Monday as finalists for the U.S. basketball team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro and attempt to win a third straight gold medal. The […]
