Dwight Will Not Play for Team USA this Summer

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I apologize if this was already posted somewhere but I did not know if it was official.

 

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USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a phone interview Monday with FanHouse that only two holdovers from the 2008 Olympic team are making plans to possibly be with Team USA for the World Championships in Turkey. And those two, New Orleans guard Chris Paul and Utah guard Deron Williams, might not be able to play due to recovering from injuries.

 

So that means LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard , Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd and Jason Kidd are all out of the picture for USA Basketball this summer. Kidd (retired from USA basketball competition) and Redd (injured knee), though, were not candidates due to not being on the 31-man roster.

 

"It's a combination of three things, free agency, injuries and having gone hard for a long time,'' Colangelo said of 2008 Olympians not playing. "And I'm OK with that.''

 

All of the above players fit into the free agency or injured category except for Anthony and Howard. But Colangelo said he's willing to give them a "pass'' due to the loyalty they've shown in the past with USA Basketball.

 

USA Basketball officials have been working with players off the 31-man roster to see who will be on hand for the July 19-24 training camp in Las Vegas. Paul and Williams are the only two Olympic holdovers Colangelo expects to see.

 

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/0...xcept-possibly-paul/

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I'm sure Chris Paul will represent the Magic well.

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