Team USA, seeking fifth consecutive Olympic gold in men’s basketball, has selected for Paris 2024 LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday, as well as Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton. With one roster spot still open, the team would be looking to insert Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, according to Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic:
“Kawhi Leonard is the leading candidate for the vacancy on Team USA for Paris 2024, but Paul George, Paolo Banchero, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson also have chances, sources told The Athletic.”
Leonard, one of the favorites to join the team along with Durant and James, is struggling with a knee injury and his status for the start of the playoffs with the Clippers is unknown.
The team’s semifinal appearance at the FIBA World Championships made many fans think that the world had caught up with Team USA and that the U.S. might be going backwards in terms of international play. So, the stars picked up their phones and made their voices heard. Durant, James, and Curry were the first to answer the call. Then everyone else came.
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