LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant have been named as part of a star-studded USA basketball team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
USA Basketball announced its men's Olympic team for Paris on Wednesday, with James, Curry and Durant accompanied by Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards and Kawhi Leonard on the 12-man roster.'We're giving ourselves a chance to win with the talent we have,' USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill said on NBC's 'Today' show.'It'll be exciting. It'll be tough.
Durant has said since last year that he plans to play, which means he will pursue becoming the first men's player in Olympic history with four basketball gold medals.He and Carmelo Anthony are the only men's players with three Olympic golds; there are six women, all American, with at least four Olympic basketball golds. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each have five, while Teresa Edwards, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles and Lisa Leslie each won four.
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