NBA stars include LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid, who will also be on the defending US men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics.
According to consistent US press reports, coach Steve Kerr – who is also the coach of the four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors – has already agreed with 11 of the 12 players to play in the pentagon. Durant could win his fourth Olympic gold medal, and James was able to stand atop the podium in 2008 and 2012, but the triple kingpin Curry has never matched the five-ringed Games.
BREAKING: Team USA finalizes its Olympic roster:
🔸 Steph Curry
🔸 LeBron James
🔸Kevin Durant
🔸Jayson Tatum
🔸 Joel Embiid
🔸 Anthony Davis
🔸Devin Booker
🔸 Therese Halliburton
🔸Anthony Edwards
🔸Puppy vacation
🔸Bam Adebayo(via @wojespn) pic.twitter.com/tt6SeHgNOX
– Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) April 15, 2024
As for Embiid, who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player the previous season, the Cameroonian center would have liked to see the center from his native country, the Africans play the Olympic qualifiers in July, and – in a nod to his predecessors – the host team, France, but the player… Who is 213 centimeters tall finally chose the United States.
The twelfth place is scheduled to be sold to the US national team next July, at the training camp in Las Vegas. Only Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton from the group were present at last year's World Championships, where the Americans finished only fourth.
Current frame:
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves). Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).
Cover Photo:
LeBron James of the USA men's basketball team celebrates with the American flag after winning the gold medal during the final game between the USA and Spain for the men's basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at North Greenwich Arena on August 12, 2012. The USA won by a score of 107 -100 and defended his title. (MTI/EPA/Freso Gentsch)
