James, who has won two Olympic golds and a bronze but sat out the last two Games, will be joined by Los Angeles Lakers team mate Anthony Davis, Phoenix Suns three-time Olympic champion Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry.
Also named to the squad were Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Kawhi Leonard (L.A. Clippers) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).
All 12 members of the Paris /”Dream Team/” have been NBA All-Stars and it includes four NBA MVPs and six NBA champions.
USA Basketball men’s national team managing director Grant Hill on Wednesday said that an /”overwhelming/” number of players wanted to be a part of the team and that James committed to competing in Paris in a passing conversation not long after breaking the all-time scoring record.
/”I just went up to him and said, ‘Hey, man, I need to you in Paris’. And he was like, ‘I’m in’,/” said Hill.
The US will play in Group C with Serbia, South Sudan and the winner of a qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico on August 3.
The Paris Olympics are scheduled for July 26 to August 11.
(Production: Maria Alejandra Cardona, Kurt Michael Hall)
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