Tag: Team USA
USA Basketball announces that Select Team member Jimmy Butler (slightly strained groin injury) won’t participate in the Vegas training camp. via Chicago Bulls on Twitter
Team USA opens training camp on Monday to begin preparing for next month’s World Cup in Spain. Mike Krzyzewski is back as coach, and he sat down with Yahoo Sports to discuss Derrick Rose’s return, his own health, LeBron James’ return to Cleveland and other topics. Yahoo:Is (Kevin) Love and (Blake) Griffin’s departure a major […]
BIG night for Chandler Parsons. ESPN has learned Parsons will be added to Team USA roster announced Monday by USA Basketball via Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has withdrawn from USA Basketball’s roster for the World Cup in Spain this summer, league sources told Yahoo Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports
Nate Duncan is reporting from the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland. Today, he looks at the NBA prospects on Team USA.
(Derrick) Rose’s meniscus is expected to be rehabilitated enough to allow him to participate in this summer’s USA Basketball minicamp that will decide the roster for the FIBA World Cup in Spain in September. Rose, USA Basketball officials and Bulls’ management all support his participation. “Oh absolutely, if he’s healthy and he’s cleared,” Thibodeau said, […]
USA Basketball will on Thursday announce a 28-player pool for the next three summers featuring a wide variety of American standouts stretching from Miami’s reigning MVP LeBron James to mercurial Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins to Atlanta Hawks shooting specialist Kyle Korver, according to sources familiar with USAB plans. via Marc Stein and Dave […]
Wizards point guard John Wall will not be among the 28 NBA players trying out this summer for Team USA to compete for the FIBA World Cup in Spain, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation. Bradley Beal, his backcourt mate, said he did receive an invitation and will be heading to […]