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Ben Simmons will not play Tokyo Olympics for Australia

Ben Simmons will not play in the Tokyo Olympics for Australia's men's basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers All-Star said Tuesday.

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USA Basketball has flexibility to replace Olympic players if need be

USA Basketball has more leeway to replace one of its 12 Olympic men's players -- should the albeit unlikely situation arise.

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Australia Olympic men’s basketball team includes 6 NBA players

Patty Mills and five more NBA players are on the Olympic men's basketball roster for Australia, which eyes its first medal in the event in Tokyo.

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Luka Doncic leads Slovenia to first Olympic basketball berth with historic...

Luka Doncic guided Slovenia to its first Olympic basketball berth with a win over host Lithuania in the final of a last-chance qualifying tournament.

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Scottie Pippen: Dominique Wilkins should have been on Dream Team

Scottie Pippen wrote why he thought Christian Laettner shouldn't have been on the Dream Team, and Dominique Wilkins would have been a better choice.

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Bill Russell’s Olympic gold medal auctioned for $587,500

Basketball legend Bill Russell's gold medal from the 1956 Olympics sold for $587,500 as part of an auction.

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Steve Kerr named U.S. men’s basketball head coach for 2024 Paris Olympics

Steve Kerr has been named the U.S. men's basketball head coach through the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Joel Embiid could play for France at 2024 Paris Olympics

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid started the process to represent France in international basketball, two years before Paris hosts the Olympics.

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Joel Embiid moves closer to playing for France at 2024 Paris Olympics

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has obtained French nationality, a step toward being able to represent the nation at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and Olympic champion, dies at 88

Bill Russell, a Boston Celtics legend and U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist, died at age 88.

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‘Redeem Team’ documentary on 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball sets premiere

"The Redeem Team," a documentary on the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, premieres Oct. 7, Netflix announced Friday.

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Dwyane Wade honors Kobe Bryant at Redeem Team film screening

Dwyane Wade said the upcoming Redeem Team documentary on the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team "shines a light" on Kobe Bryant.

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Joel Embiid gains U.S. citizenship, mum on Olympic nationality

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers said he is a U.S. citizen and it's too early to think about what nation he would represent at the Olympics.

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Victor Wembanyama, ‘Wembamania’ sweep France with two years until Paris Olympics

Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-3, 18-year-old favored to be the 2023 NBA Draft No. 1 pick, could help France dethrone the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Jimmer Fredette resurfaces with USA Basketball 3×3 team, Olympics in mind

Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 NCAA Player of the Year for BYU, will make his U.S. national basketball team in the new Olympic event of 3x3.

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France confident Joel Embiid will play for its national team after U.S....

Boris Diaw remains confident that Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will play for Les Bleus despite Embiid recently gaining U.S. citizenship.

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U.S. men’s basketball team may play Giannis, Doncic, plus Spain before FIBA...

The U.S. men's basketball team could play Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic, in addition to Spain, before the FIBA World Cup.

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Joel Embiid unlikely to play at FIBA World Cup, France coach says

Joel Embiid is unlikely to play in the FIBA World Cup and hasn't decided whether he will play for the U.S. or France at the Olympics, the French coach said.

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What a U.S. men’s basketball roster looks like based on All-NBA teams

The All-NBA teams offer a look at the highest-rated U.S. basketball players and early contenders to make the FIBA World Cup and 2024 Olympic rosters.

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Michael Jordan’s Dream Team jacket from 1992 Barcelona Olympics to be auctioned

Michael Jordan's Dream Team jacket from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics will be auctioned. He covered the Reebok logo with an American flag.

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