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Kawhi Leonard makes his Olympic stance clear as other NBA superstars wait

Kawhi Leonard gave the closest public statement of any American male basketball player of his caliber to accepting a Tokyo Olympic roster spot if offered.

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Zion Williamson among players added to U.S. Olympic men’s basketball finalists

Zion Williamson and more than 15 more NBA players were added to USA Basketball's list of finalists for the Olympic men's basketball team.

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Rudy Gobert leads France Olympic men’s basketball roster with 5 NBA players

Rudy Gobert was one of five NBA players named to France’s Olympic men’s basketball roster on Thursday.

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LeBron James answers Olympics question by promoting ‘Space Jam’

LeBron James promoted his upcoming movie when asked whether he will play at the Tokyo Olympics after his Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.

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Vince Carter, Candace Parker join NBC Olympics basketball broadcast team for...

Vince Carter and Candace Parker, authors of historic dunks, and Kara Lawson will be NBC Olympics basketball analysts in Tokyo this summer.

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Nikola Jokic, NBA MVP, will not play Olympics for Serbia, reports say

Nikola Jokic, the NBA MVP for the Denver Nuggets, will neither play for Serbia in Olympic qualifying nor, if they advance, at the Tokyo Games.

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Stephen Curry will not be on U.S. Olympic men’s basketball roster; commits...

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not be on the U.S. Olympic men's basketball roster, while others are committing to Team USA.

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Kevin Durant leads U.S. Olympic men’s basketball roster for Tokyo

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green lead a U.S. Olympic men's basketball roster or Tokyo that includes three Olympic returnees.

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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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