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USA Basketball operations are proceeding normally for now amid the coronavirus outbreak, Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo told Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated.
The Olympics take place this summer in Tokyo, Japan. So far, no NBA players have withdrawn from Team USA:
USA Basketball Managing Director Jerry Colangelo tells @SInow that USA Basketball operations are proceeding normally. No withdrawals by players concerned about #coronavirus — yet — and there has been no communication about postponing or canceling the Games.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) March 11, 2020
Before Team USA gets the ball in their hands this summer, the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets will play in an empty arena on Thursday at the Chase Center. It's going to be one of the weirdest nights in sports history.
If the coronavirus outbreak isn't better by the time the summer rolls around, it wouldn't be shocking to see the Olympics as a whole get canceled.
Team USA has won the gold medal at the Olympics two times in a row. The most recent team, the 2016 club, which won in Brazil, was made up of Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, Kyle Lowry, Harrison Barnes, DeMar DeRozan, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, Draymond Green and Carmelo Anthony.
Last week, Warriors superstar Stephen Curry said he still plans to play in the Summer Olympics for Team USA. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, meanwhile, said last month he's still undecided. The same goes for Durant, who is recovering from an Achilles tear and won't play a single game for the Brooklyn Nets this season.
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