Kevin Durant set a new Team USA scoring record with 38 points, leading the US to a 89-74 win over Lithuania and into tomorrow’s gold-medal game. Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook keyed a first-quarter run that erased a two-point deficit and built a ten-point lead in under four minutes of play. [...]
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Team USA went to Turkey without any of the players from the 2008 Beijing gold-medal squad, and with virtually no size in the frontcourt. But Mike Krzyzewski did have Kevin Durant. And that was enough. … Read Full Post
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The incredible shrinking basketball team will lose even more size. New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez reportedly won’t play for Team USA at the upcoming FIBA World Championships due to the after-effects of a case of mononucleoisis. … Read Full Post
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The 2010 edition of Team USA suffered a significant loss, more than a month before the FIBA World Championships are to begin. Center/forward Amar’e Stoudemire — one of very few players at Team USA’s camp with experience in international competition — was informed he won’t be able to play in Turkey. … Read Full Post
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USA Basketball’s women’s national team will face a formidable opponent as part of their preparations for the 2010 FIBA World Championships: the WNBA’s All-Star team. Team USA and the All-Stars will play an exhibition on July 10 at the Mohegan Sun Arena — home of the WNBA’s Connecticut Suns. This is the second time a [...]
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Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant wants to play for Team USA. It sounds like he’ll get his wish; New York Times scribe Jonathan Abrams says USA basketball head Jerry Colangelo is calling Durant “a lock” for the next Olympic team. Durant is a likely candidate to join Team USA well before that, when Mike Krzyzewski [...]
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