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“It is a privilege to select the team that will help us toward the goal of once again standing atop the Olympic podium. If he plays and the U.S. wins, Durant would be the first men’s player with four basketball golds. “I will play in the Olympics,” Durant adamantly said last fall at Phoenix’s media day. The other 28 players on the list are headlined by a pair who may make their Olympic debuts — Embiid and Curry among them. Players not in the pool aren’t exactly ineligible to make the Olympic team; while it is a long shot, it has happened before.

Persons: LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Golden, Steve Kerr, Miami's Erik Spoelstra, Mark, Grant Hill, — Durant, James, Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, James Harden, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Jrue, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Durant, ” Durant, — Embiid, Curry, ” Curry, ” Embiid, Nick Nurse, Jarrett Allen, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Scottie Barnes, Mikal, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Alex Caruso, Anthony Edwards, De’Aaron Fox, Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr, Cam Johnson, Walker Kessler, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves, Duncan Robinson, Derrick White, Trae Young, “, ”, Adebayo, ” Green, Green, Antonio’s Keldon Johnson, Gregg Popovich, Johnson, JaVale McGee, Bradley Beal, Kevin Love —, — Organizations: USA Basketball’s, Paris Olympics, U.S, Janeiro Games, USA Basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, ”, Philadelphia, France, ” 76ers, Golden State, Olympic, Tokyo Games, Spurs, AP Locations: USA, Paris, United, Cameroon, Mikal Bridges, Golden, paris

☆ Brittney Griner honored by the WNBA for her off-the-court community impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Basketball star Brittney Griner was honored Friday with the WNBA Cares Community Assist Award – an honor bestowed on the Phoenix Mercury center for her off-the-court volunteer work. Griner, who the US State Department deemed wrongfully detained, was released last December in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner has spent all of her WNBA seasons with the Mercury, winning a championship in 2014. Griner founded the shoe drive in 2016 after noticing unhoused persons in the Phoenix area walking without shoes. The WNBA says it will split a $20,000 donation between the two charities in honor of Griner.

Persons: Brittney Griner, Griner, Viktor Bout, Adam Pantozzi, “, I’ll, ” Organizations: CNN —, WNBA, Phoenix Mercury, US State Department, Mercury, Phoenix, Team USA, University of Tennessee Locations: Phoenix, USA

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. And now, every bit of USA Basketball’s focus shifts to the Paris Olympics — where the challenge will be even tougher than the World Cup, which again reminded the Americans how much the FIBA game has changed. “The narrative about USA Basketball and FIBA, and do we need reminders, we’re past that,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. We do a great job as an organization at (USA Basketball) as far as respecting the game. Those are the colors of the uniforms USA Basketball will be wearing.

Persons: Steve Kerr, ” Kerr, — Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few, Grant Hill, Sean Ford, “, ”, Carmelo Anthony, Austin Reaves, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, “ I’ll, Bridges, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Draymond Green, we’ve, “ We’ve, Joel Embiid, he’s, Tim Reynolds, ap.org ___ Organizations: USA, Paris, NBA, Paris Olympics —, FIBA, USA Basketball, Olympics, Paris Games, Basketball, Tyrese, United, Paris Olympics, Associated Press, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Manila, Los Angeles, U.S, Paris, men’s, America, Tyrese Haliburton, USA, Canada, Tokyo, United States, France, Cameroon, treynolds

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