LAS VEGAS -- USA Basketball opened training camp Monday for the FIBA World Cup, which starts August 31 in China. Here are 10 things to know about the...
LAS VEGAS -- USA Basketball opened training camp Monday for the FIBA World Cup, which starts August 31 in China. Here are 10 things to know about the tournament and the Americans' quest for an unprecedented third gold medal in the event.The World Cup is a 32-team tournament running from August 31 through September 15, and used to be called the world championships before a rebranding after the 2010 event.
The US -- winners of the World Cup in 2010 and 2014 -- will release its 12-man team for China on August 17.Not really. The 12 players going to China for the US will all be NBA players, but it seems like more than half of the final roster will be made up by players who haven't been All-Stars yet. The biggest US stars, like LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Paul George, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, are all passing on World Cup for various reasons.
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