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Virtually all of the 11 players USA Basketball has chosen so far to take to the Paris Olympics were names already widely expected to be on the team. The intrigue remaining is who will fill the 12th and final spot. Team USA, looking for its fifth consecutive Olympic gold in men’s basketball, selected , , , , , , and , as well as , , , and , sources close to the players told The Athletic. Advertisement Numerous USA officials, including Grant Hill, managing director for Team USA, and Sean Ford, lon…

The Bounce Newslette r | This is The Athletic’s daily newsletter. to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Team USA Men’s Basketball is ! A Big WNBA Night Only buckets can cure Caitlin Clark’s Fever! The 2024 WNBA Draft was last night, and you’ll be shocked at who went first. to save a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2016 or had a winning season since 2015, when the Fever lost in the Finals to the Lynx. With Clark entering the next phase of her career and the WNBA Draft add…

The are planning to hire associate head coach Jordi Fernández as their head coach, league sources confirmed Monday. ESPN first reported the news. Fernández, 41, is considered one of the brightest assistant coaches in the and has been a serious candidate in previous head coaching searches. He spent six seasons coaching the as an assistant (2016-22) and was a player development coach with the from 2009 to 2013. He also coached the Canadian national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, winning bro…

USA Basketball will take a roster full of NBA All-Stars to Paris in its attempt to win a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. , and headline a team that also includes , , , , , , , and . Advertisement “It’s an honor to introduce the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team,” Grant Hill, the team’s managing director, said in a statement. “I’m grateful to these 12 men for their commitment to represent USA Basketball. The United States is home to some of the best basketball players in the world…

star is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering a knee injury in Wednesday’s Play-In Tournament loss against the , league sources said. The Heat confirmed Thursday that Butler has an MCL sprain and will miss Friday’s Play-In elimination game against the . Advertisement Butler went down and was slow to get up after being fouled on a play at the end of the first quarter of He seemed to be in a good deal of pain and discomfort after taking a hit while leaking out for a layup in transition…

star had an injection in his knee in early April, league sources said. Leonard missed the final eight games of the regular season and hasn’t played since March 31. The All-Star forward managed his healthiest season since arriving in Los Angeles, playing in 68 games (his most since 2016-17) while averaging a career-high 34.3 minutes per game this season. Advertisement Without Leonard, the Clippers finished the year 4-4 and found themselves in the Western Conference’s No. 4 spot with a first-roun…

The Bounce Newslette r | This is The Athletic’s daily newsletter. to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. If you haven’t watched “Shogun” yet, what have you been doing? Besides reading this newsletter, of course … Sunsetting The are in trouble The are bullies – at least, that’s been the case in their series against the Phoenix Suns so far. the Suns in Game 1. In Game 2, . This time, though, it wasn’t doing spectacular stuff and talking trash on the way to victory. It wasn’t even goi…

The will be without a key bench player for the remainder of the playoffs, as forward will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a left foot injury and will be evaluated in three months, the team announced Tuesday. Additionally, Bogdanović will have a procedure to repair his injured wrist, per league sources. Bogdanović sustained a foot injury in Sunday’s Game 4 win over the and has been dealing with a lingering wrist issue. Bojan Bogdanovic will undergo surgery on his left foot and will be…

The Bounce Newslette r | This is The Athletic’s daily newsletter. to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Unfortunately, the seem to have run out of their team name. Wolves Are Howling The coronation of Ant is here to take your shit. There may be something you can do about it now, but you’ll be helpless pretty soon. By then, you’ll complain about superstar calls, league favoritism and echo chambers – all the whiny stuff people throw out when someone is simply better than everybody else.…

forward has sustained a torn Achilles tendon and will undergo surgery, league sources tell The Athletic. Antetokounmpo, 31, is a six-year veteran and league champion with the Bucks in 2021. He just completed his fifth season in Milwaukee, appearing in 34 games and averaging 0.9 points per game. Having signed a one-year deal with the Bucks last offseason, Antetokounmpo will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. Advertisement League sources tell The Athletic that the Greek forward tore his…