Guest Sports News Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/6d54b9a4fc67800eda9f1e075978f8b4.jpgBy Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - Team USA will be without many star players in Rio due mainly to concerns over Zika and injuries, but such is the depth of the country's basketball talent that they are expected to cruise to a third consecutive gold medal. The lengthy list of American players opting to skip the Aug. 5-21 Rio Summer Games for one reason or another is a who's who of the basketball world and includes such titans like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook. The field of 12 for the men's tournament has been set and the United States, powered by Olympic gold medalists Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, are in Group A along with France, Venezuela, Serbia, China and Australia. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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