Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will not play for the U.S. national basketball team at the Paris Olympics due to injury, the U.S. team’s press service reports.
— Kawhi has been preparing intensively for the Olympics for several weeks and has successfully completed several training sessions in Las Vegas. He felt ready to compete.
However, he respects the decision of the national team and the Clippers that it is in his best interest to spend the remainder of the summer preparing for the upcoming NBA season and not participate in the Olympic Games,” the U.S. team said in a statement.
Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported on the social network that Boston defender Derrick White would be called up to the U.S. national team in place of Leonard.
The U.S. basketball team has won the last four Olympic tournaments. The games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11. The Americans were in Group C alongside teams from Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico.
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Source : MatchTV
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