Derrick White of the NBA champion Boston Celtics is replacing Kawhi Leonard on the U.S. team for the Paris games, the first shakeup to a roster that was announced in the spring.
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White, left, works the floor against Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic during the first half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals on June 12 in Dallas.
Leonard missed 12 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ final 14 games this past season with right knee inflammation, though he said in recent days that he felt fine and the knee was doing well. But USA Basketball felt differently and, in conjunction with the Clippers, made the decision. “I don’t feel like his role changes much with our team from what he does with the Celtics," Hill said. “He plays alongside two incredibly great young players, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. And this setting is hard when you come in and you’re the center of your universe and now you have to establish a role and it might be different than what you have to do with your team. To have someone who can come in and play off of guys, be complementary to some others, but then also stand out ...
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