USA Basketball said on Monday, that LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are among the 20 players who will compete for selection for the U.S. men’s basketball Olympic team. Eight members of the 2008 gold medal team from Beijing and 10 members of the squad that captured the 2010 world title in Turkey, were also included. The official 12-man roster for the July 27-Aug. 12 Olympics in London will be announced later this year so performance during the current NBA season can be evaluated. Team hopefuls are, LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks), Chauncey Billups (Los Angeles Clippers), Chris Bosh (Miami), Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Rudy Gay (Memphis), Eric Gordon (New Orleans), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), Dwight Howard (Orlando), Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia), LeBron James (Miami), Kevin Love (Minnesota), Lamar Odom (Dallas), Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Derrick Rose (Chicago), Dwyane Wade (Miami), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City), Deron Williams (New Jersey). Blake Griffin, and LaMarcus Aldridge did not play in either the Beijing Olympics or 2010 world championship.
No comments:
Post a Comment