Monday, November 8, 2010

Colangelo Plans Gathering of 2008 and 2010 Team USA Gold Medalists

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Every time Jerry Colangelo turns around, another player from the 2008 Olympic team is committing through the media for the 2012 Games.

"I don't even need to reach out to them,'' the USA Basketball chairman said in an interview with FanHouse on Friday "They're doing it for me. ... The end of the story is the fact so many guys have been outspoken about wanting to play in (London) is wonderful and music to our ears.''

This week, key 2008 gold medalists Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard all told the media they were in for 2012. Last summer, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul publicly declared it at a USA Basketball event in New York, although Anthony has never wavered from that desire. And Deron Williams told FanHouse last week he wants to play in London.

So that's six of the top eight scorers from 2008 to have said they want to make another run at an Olympic gold. Of the other two, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh say it's too early to make a decision.

"I think back to 2005, when I was asked to take over USA Basketball,'' Colangelo said. "A lot of players didn't care about representing their country. History can speak for itself what has taken place. It's fulfilling how players have come forward without any prodding.''

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/05/colangelo-plans-gathering-of-2008-and-2010-team-usa-gold-medalis/

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