Team USA Articles - Page 32

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox already possesses a scary weapon with his burn-rubber end-to-end speed across the hardwood, but the Team USA call-up thinks he might have gotten even faster than last year. “I think I probably have gotten faster,” said the point guard who will enter his third NBA season, according to ESPN’s […]

Team USA participants have already started to be impressed with De’Aaron Fox and his blazing speed, a burst of end-to-end mobility and lateral quickness that has made him a blur to guard in practice. Boston Celtics newcomer Kemba Walker and teammate Marcus Smart are among the guards who have been wowed by this characteristic. “He […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma admits that participating in the Team USA camp is more taxing than a regular training, but he believes it’s way better than playing pickup games this summer. Plenty of NBA stars withdrew from Team USA participation in order to prepare themselves for the upcoming NBA season. However, Kuzma thinks […]

Say what you will about Jeff Van Gundy’s sometimes outdated view of basketball when he’s commentating on television, the man can flat-out coach the game. Van Gundy was in the news on Wednesday after he coached the USA men’s national select team – the “JV squad” to Gregg Popovich’s “varsity team” – to two victories […]

The USA Men’s national basketball team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup, which is slated to begin over the course of the next few weeks. Multiple players were in line to make the final squad of 12 players, but perhaps head coach Gregg Popovich will change his tack after the primary team was soundly […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has enjoyed his time around Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox with Team USA. Fox was the standout player at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas last week and is a virtual lock to make the 12-man roster which will compete at the FIBA World Cup in […]

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton says Team USA has “the group text going already” as they work on bonding. Team USA will take 12 players to China to compete in the FIBA World Cup. Since the majority of the players on the roster have no experience playing with each other, Middleton says it’s important […]

Team USA will enter FIBA World Cup competition later this month as overwhelming favorites to bring home gold, no matter who Gregg Popovich and company ultimately decide to take to China. The eye-popping result of a scrimmage between the 17-man roster competing to be on the national team and a group of fringe NBA players, […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich wants to make sure that Patty Mills won’t be able to show off his skills when the Americans face the Australian national basketball team, the Boomers next weekend. As per Peter Mitchell of 7news.com.au, Popovich said that he plans to make sure that Mills eats a lot before the […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is ready for Joe Ingles’ antics when Team USA and Australia meet next week. USA and Australia meet next week for a FIBA World Cup exhibition game. Via Peter Mitchell of 7news.com.au: Mitchell is prepared for plenty of Ingles’ legendary trash talk and cheeky play. “He’s always grabbing at […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell claims his franchise has offered its full support upon choosing to partake in Team USA’s quest for a gold medal in the upcoming FIBA 2019 World Cup. USA Basketball saw a slew of players — more than half of the original 20 invited to take part in the experience […]

Former NBA player Metta World Peace recently claimed in a Tweet that he did not make Team USA due to his reputation: https://twitter.com/ArtestMediaGrp/status/1161503764974637061 We are not sure, however, whether he’s talking about teams in the past … or if he actually tried to get on this year’s squad. We’re just going to assume Metta World […]

It has been nearly three long years since Colin Kaepernick stepped foot on the gridiron and played professional football alongside the rest of the San Francisco 49ers. The former Super Bowl quarterback has said he’s “still ready” to make a comeback to the league, even if it has been a while since he last threw […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker wasn’t shaken when asked of recent pointed comments made by Serbian national team coach Aleksandar “Sasha” Djordjevic about the potential of matching up against what some teams are viewing as a vulnerable Team USA. “Let’s let them play their basketball and we will play ours and if we meet, […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich was on good spirits as he’s now narrowed his talent to 15 players who are expected to travel with USA Basketball as they work toward a final 12-man roster. Much has been said about the Americans’ vulnerability after a slew of rejections from some of the most known NBA […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart will continue to be sidelined with his calf injury for the foreseeable future, as Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters he is still nursing the injury on a day-to-day basis. “He’s going to be a day-to-day type of thing,” said Popovich after the team’s practice in Los Angeles, […]

USA Basketball is finally rounding up its roster after the recent wave of events have left a lean number of players left in contention for the final 12 spots heading into the FIBA 2019 World Cup in China. Recent cuts saw Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo hit the road, […]

Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac was one of the lucky few who were selected to participate in Team USA’s buildup for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in China. Isaac was called up to be part of the Select Team — a group comprised of some of the league’s best young talents who would be […]

Playing for Team USA is something that the individuals on the training camp roster are relishing, not only because of the fact that they have an opportunity to make an entire nation proud, but also because it is being coached by one of the NBA’s greatest minds in Gregg Popovich. One of the players who […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has been a revelation throughout Team USA’s training camp and is reportedly a lock to make the final 12-man lineup in the upcoming FIBA World Cup later this month. Funny thing is, Fox did not expect to be in this position prior to the start of his offseason. In […]

Boston Celtics rising stars Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart seem to be enjoying their stint with Team USA and head coach Gregg Popovich. Both are finalists for the USA Basketball FIBA World Cup roster. However, whether or not they make it to the 12-man lineup, Brown and Smart are already grateful because they had the […]

A string of high-profile defections has left USA Basketball with its weakest roster leading up to international competition in recent memory. Just because training camp in Las Vegas came to a close as Team USA drubbed the younger Select Team 97-78, though, hardly means coach Gregg Popovich has finalized his roster for the upcoming FIBA […]

Team USA finally gave NBA-hungry fans some action when the senior roster squared off with the Select Team on Friday night. Following the blowout contest, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell made the day even more special for some lucky young fans, gifting them his kicks for the night. Donovan Mitchell giving his shoes to a […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is happy for the opportunity to play for Team USA, but he knows they can’t take things lightly as they prepare for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Tatum led the way for the USA Blue Team — composed of main roster players — in their intra-squad scrimmage against […]

USA Basketball has cut Thaddeus Young and Bam Adebayo from the Team USA senior squad and promoted rising stars Marvin Bagley III and Derrick White, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports. The USA national team made the decision on Friday night following the intra-squad scrimmage between the senior squad and the select team members. The USA […]

Before starting a new chapter with the Boston Celtics, All-Star guard Kemba Walker is hoping that he could lead Team USA to a medal finish in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. “I’m having an amazing summer.”@KristenLedlow caught up with @KembaWalker ahead of tonight's scrimmage to talk his #USABMNT experience and his crazy offseason! pic.twitter.com/FN7Fi18XX8 — […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is looking forward to bringing his leadership to the relatively young Team USA that will compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Lowry told Kristen Ledlow of NBA TV that he is looking forward to using his experience to lead USA Basketball to success this summer. He […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thinks 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony should be on the Team USA roster. Cuban says he had to speak up for Anthony and thinks Melo should “absolutely” be on the Team USA 12-man roster which will compete at the FIBA World Cup in China. "Absolutely he should be there" @mcuban […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton says if USA and Greece meet in the FIBA World Cup in China, his Bucks teammate — superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo — is going to take that game “very personally.” Antetokounmpo recently said he would trade his 2019 MVP trophy for a gold medal at the FIBA World Cup. Middleton says […]

Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee reunited with his former college coach, Duke’s legendary Mike Krzyzewski, who coached Team USA from 2005-16 during a revival of the program’s international dominance. Plumlee was glad to see his longtime friend, noting his relationship with Coach K goes beyond the four seasons he played for the Blue Devils. “I […]

The recent wave of decommitals from USA Basketball has been largely caused by a mix of an untimely scheduling, a wild free agency and an apathy toward non-Olympic competition. Yet many remember Paul George’s crushing injury during a White vs. Blue scrimmage that saw him break his leg on the stanchion after chasing down a […]

Several high-profile players who had previously committed to play for USA Basketball this summer pulled out of consideration for the national team before training camp. While guys like James Harden, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, and more each have their own specific reasons for reneging on their plans to play for Team USA, there’s still one […]

Per a Team USA source, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is dealing with a knee injury that has been bothering him throughout workouts. If Robinson is forced to pull out from the camp, he will be the second Knicks player to drop out. Recent Knicks acquisition Julius Randle also left Team USA for personal […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich is mulling over the idea of bringing 15 players to Australia when they travel there to face the Boomers in two exhibition games later this month. One idea strongly under consideration, according to USAB sources, is Coach Gregg Popovich taking 15 or so players to Australia later this month […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has had plenty of rousing success in the NBA along with his share of painful moments, yet none compare to the gut-wrenching feeling he felt when Team USA lost to Argentina in the semifinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics. The longest-tenure coach in the league was an assistant […]

Fans expected Carmelo Anthony to come out of international retirement in glorious fashion, slated for one last hurrah with the red, white, and blue, considering his precarious situation in the NBA could use a much-needed injection of hoop action with Team USA. Yet managing director Jerry Colangelo thought that while he would excel at the […]

Team USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo has had to face the elephant in the room several times throughout the course of the past few weeks. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and other staples of the program are not walking through that door, neither are James Harden, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard or other premier […]

Atlanta Hawks rising star Trae Young is the latest to pull out the Team USA’s player pool for the upcoming FIBA World Cup tournament in China. However, it appears that it is a minor injury that has led to the incoming sophomore’s decision to withdraw himself from the squad, and in the process end all […]

USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo has invited more than 50 players to participate in Team USA’s training camp and the consequent FIBA 2019 World Cup that begins at the end of the month. Yet the longtime architect of this project has been disappointed at the recent wave of dropouts from this summer’s task, claiming […]