Most star players sport different numbers for USA Basketball than they do with their NBA and WNBA teams, and it stems from an old international rule.
, both of which resulted in gold medals. He sported the number in his Olympic debut in 1984 before he ever played in theA'ja Wilson
FIBA dropped the rule in 2014, but USA Basketball still uses Nos. 4-15 for its men's and women's teams to maintain a level of tradition.Not every USA Basketball player can wear their NBA or WNBA jersey number at the Olympics.
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