Team USA will have several heavy hitters competing at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
USA Basketball is finalizing its summer tournament roster, which will feature LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.. The roster also reportedly includes Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis.
Team USA initially kept one spot open on its roster. on tuesday, According to USA Today's Jeff Gilgitthe team then added Kawhi Leonard to round out the 12-man group.
The team will be coached by Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, and Gonzaga University coach Mark Few will serve as assistants.
Tatum, Durant, Booker, Holiday and Adebayo return from the team that won gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. James wasn't on that team. He will be returning to the Olympics for the first time since Team USA won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
This will be James' fourth Olympics. He also won a gold medal with Team USA in 2008 and a bronze medal in 2004, the last time the USA failed to win a gold medal.
The Paris Games will be Curry's first Olympics. He was scheduled to play for Team USA in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, but withdrew due to injuries to his knee and ankle.
These games will be the first for Embiid, who committed to play with Team USA against France or his native Cameroon in October. Embiid holds dual American and French citizenship.
The U.S. team is looking to make up for missing out on a medal at last summer's FIBA World Cup in the Philippines. However, there is stiff competition with the hosts France team potentially featuring Victor Wenbanyama and Rudy Gobert, the Serbian team potentially featuring Nikola Jokic, and the Canadian team hoping to feature Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander. is expected.
