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Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony will lead the 12-man roster of NBA players selected yesterday (June 27th) for the U.S. basketball team that will compete in the Rio Olympics in August.
Also chosen were: Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving; Golden State’s Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes; Toronto’s Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan; Indiana’s Paul George; Chicago’s Jimmy Butler; Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins and the Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan. Several stars, including LeBron Jamesand Stephen Curry, decided to skip the Olympics.
The U.S. men will be looking to win gold for a third straight time.
