The United States men's basketball team will play a series of five friendly internationals before heading to Rio de Janeiro to defend their Olympic title, USA Basketball announced on Monday. A statement said the 12-man squad for the games -- due to be revealed in late June -- and coach Mike Krzyzewski would hold a training camp in Las Vegas in mid-July before facing 2004 Olympic champions Argentina on July 22 in an exhibition match. The team would then face Asian giants China in back-to-back games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 24 and the Oracle Arena in Oakland on July 26.
