Tag: Team USA
An NBA coach will likely follow Mike Krzyzewski as U.S. Olympic basketball coach. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Tuesday in an interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio that the “odds are that it will be a professional coach.” Krzyzewski was hired as U.S. coach in 2005, when Colangelo began the national team program. Krzyzewski will […]
(Washington Wizards) John Wall did the math. He’s not making Team USA’s squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics. If history is a guide, three point guards will be part of the 12-man roster. Barring the unforeseen, two of those spots are locked up. (Chris) Paul was a member of the 2012 Olympic gold medal squad. (Stephen) […]
It is probably not a coincidence that (Portland Trail Blazers Damian) Lillard and (Atlanta Hawks Kyle) Korver are no longer part of the USA Basketball program. (Korver told me in April that he did not watch a single game of the competition last summer because he was so upset at being cut). Lillard declined an […]
Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said 34-man roster gets cut down in coming months but final 12-man Oly group announced after NBA season. Source: Steve Aschburner of NBA.com on Twitter
In a USA Basketball scrimmage that featured a couple of Kings, a number of players with little or no chance to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, and six “ringers” who filled in for their more high-profiled peers who sat out the voluntary event because of injury, fatigue or cautionary measures, DeMarcus Cousins produced the […]
Kobe Bryant has a chance to be a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, even though he is not attending Team USA’s minicamp this week, USA Basketball Executive Director Jerry Colangelo told SheridanHoops Tuesday. “If he had a great year, it would be a great story for him to try to close out his […]
#Pelicans (Anthony Davis) @AntDavis23 (ankle injury) still sitting out Team USA work today but (LeBron James) @KingJames is here and participating. Source: Jimmy Smith of The Times-Picayune on Twitter
ESPN sources say Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is expected to join Kevin Durant on USA Basketball practice floor Tuesday in Las Vegas Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will participate in next month’s USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas and hopes to play in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a league source told ESPN. Source: Ramona Shelburne of ESPN
In a sign that Carmelo Anthony should be ready for the start of training camp, the Knicks’ $124 million man plans to attend a USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas from Aug. 11-13 as part of the build-up for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil. However, since Anthony is still recuperating from February’s surgery […]
