ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—Among the prized possessions that John Jenkins has collected in his career: a handwritten letter from former USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich for his role on the Tokyo Olympic team, and a gold medal from those games. His medal is a replica. His effort was very…
The New York Knicks’ John Jenkins tries to beat the defense put up by Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant during their game on April 7, 2019, at the Madison Square Garden in New York.ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—Among the prized possessions that John Jenkins has collected in his career: a handwritten letter from former USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich for his role on the Tokyo Olympic team, and a gold medal from those games.
“To have this opportunity given to me again, I’ve never been more grateful in my life than now,” Jenkins said. “The people working in USA Basketball, we’re just placeholders, right?” said Sean Ford, USA Basketball’s men’s national team director. “But there’s a lot of people that contribute to make USA Basketball what it is. And once you’ve done it, you own a piece of USA Basketball — and we can never have too many investors. So, they feel a part of it.”Nobody played in more World Cup qualifying games than Galloway, who appeared in 10 of the 12 contests.
Mika and Jenkins are planning to return to the G League Ignite roster this coming season. They both used plenty of the same words — like “gratitude” toward Ford for inviting them and “honor” to get to wear USA on their chests on foreign soil again.
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