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Read MoreThe Competition: Pau Gasol
In 2006, behind the strength of Pau Gasol, Spain shook up the world. Can he do it again in ’08? Since joining the international basketball federation, Spain has been a dominant force in the European game. With sixteen appearances in the Eurobasket tournament and 8 medals, they’ve easily ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Team: Michael Redd
He’s one of the most prolific scorers in the game, his reputation growing fiercer by the day. Has Team USA finally found its straight shooter?They call him the Left Handed Assassin for a reason.Over the last seven years, Michael Redd has become one of the league’s deadliest marksmen. ...
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Read MoreBlogging the Journey #1: Coach K
What’s at Stake: This week, Coach K talks about the Team USA selection process, the guys who made the cut, and what it’ll take to win. I am so proud to be the coach of this team. This past week really got this summer started, beginning with the press conference and team announcement on ...
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Read MoreThe Competition: Manu Ginobili
In 2004, Manu Ginobili became an icon by leading Argentina to their first basketball gold medal. Can he do it again four years later?It all goes back to Bahia Blanca, Argentina. That’s where Emanuel Ginobili first learned the game, starting on his quest to become his country’s greatest ...
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Read MoreThe Competition: Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki fought to put German basketball on the map. This year, he’s fighting for something else: the chance to put his team at the top of the winner’s podium. Dirk Nowitzki is the standard by which all German players are measured. He’s revolutionized the role of the big man, ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Team: Coach K
The best coach in the game has been tasked with architecting the greatest comeback in history. But it will take more than just great players to get the gold.It was a humbling moment. Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the man many people would argue is the greatest coach in the game, a man armed with so many ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Team: Tayshaun Prince
Armed with deadly determination and brilliant versatility, Tayshaun Prince is the glue that holds it all together.Tayshaun Prince is often thought of as the game’s most underrated player. And he intends to keep it that way.Since the beginning, Prince has kept himself out of the limelight, ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Team: Chris Bosh
He's been to the Junior World Championships. He's made the playoffs. But the top prize has always been just out of reach.As one of the most sought-after seniors in high school, Chris Bosh got his first taste of international action early in his career. At just 18 years old, he was invited to be a ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Team: LeBron James
At 23, LeBron has led Team USA into international battle twice. Now, with a team of dedicated veterans and superstars, his third time could be the charm.Before LeBron James ever stepped foot on the professional hardwood, he was being called the future of the game. He was a young phenom from Akron, ...
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Read MoreBlogging the Journey #1: Deron ...
What’s at Stake: This week, Deron writes about the goals, sacrifices, and ultimate challenges of the 2008 National Men’s Team. The Dream Team was probably the best team ever assembled on one court. Those guys were legends. Growing up, they were who you looked up to and tried to emulate. ...
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Read MoreThis Is Our Game: Commitment
This is our story. The story of us as a country, played on a court and erected on a podium. The journey of us told on the hallowed courts of the 1920’s New York and Boston, the 1930’s Chicago and Detroit. The tale of our pride echoed from the past, lifted off concrete, written on ...
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Read MoreThe Commitment: Mobile Gallery
The Commitment exhibit tells the Team USA history at a gallery in Harlem, NYC and on iPhone and iPod Touch devices around the world.The exhibit, entitled The Commitment, opened in New York City on July 10, giving the public a look at the amazing history and bright future of USA Basketball. For ...
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