The NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James and reigning most valuable player Joel Embiid headline an all-star lineup named to the United States men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday.
James, who has won two Olympic golds and a bronze but sat out the last two Games, will be joined by Los Angeles Lakers team mate Anthony Davis, Phoenix Suns three-time Olympic champion Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry.
Also named to the squad were Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Kawhi Leonard (L.A. Clippers) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).
All 12 members of the Paris "Dream Team" have been NBA All-Stars and it includes four NBA MVPs and six NBA champions.
USA Basketball men’s national team managing director Grant Hill on Wednesday said that an "overwhelming" number of players wanted to be a part of the team and that Jame
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Yeah, I mean, just, I was asked, you know, do I remember when LeBron committed?
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And I literally went up to him during the game.
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It was the game after he broke the record, all-time scoring record.
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And I was calling that next game and he was hurt.
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And at halftime, our paths crossed.
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And I said, hey man, I need you in Paris.
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And he said, I'm in.
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And that was maybe early February of 23.
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And we've had numerous conversations, text messages.
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And he's excited.
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He's looking forward to the challenge.
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He's been a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
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And he's on the quest for a third.
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I think the challenge will be just, in a short period of time, coming together as a team.
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You know, you put together all these players who've competed against one another.
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How do we sacrifice without losing our own individual identity?
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So that's the challenge.
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But we're up for it.
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And these guys know it.
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And a lot of them have been through it before, which helps.
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And also, they're great competitors who aren't afraid of challenges.
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So I'm confident we'll do well.
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But there's a lot of rivalries, but there's also a lot of respect.
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And, you know, I said in the press conference earlier today
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that these guys are excited to play with one another.
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The respect, the mutual respect they have, and the chance to be on the same side,
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all of them have expressed how excited they are for that.
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And that'll serve us well.
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Nice to meet you.
