— Published on April 16, 2024

Curry and James on Team USA

Basketball

A Dream Team. A real. According to USA Today, the US men's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Games is expected to be one of the most successful in history. At least on paper. The American daily, citing a source “ close to the file », reveals that the final selection of 12 players would include LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. The list is not quite finalized yet, but USA Today also mentions the names of Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton. A final name should be added a little later. Steph Curry and Joel Embiid have never competed in the Olympics. Kevin Durant, a regular at the Olympic tournament, will aim for a fourth gold medal in Paris. LeBron James, for his part, has already won two. The draw placed the United States in a very tough group, in the first round, with Nikola Jokic's Serbia, South Sudan and the winner of the Olympic qualifying tournament organized in Puerto Rico, where Mexico is engaged, Ivory Coast, Lithuania, Italy, Puerto Rico and Bahrain.