LeBron James said Saturday that the chance to play for new USA Basketball head coach Gregg Popovich will be a big consideration in his decision to participate in the 2020 Olympics.
Charles Barkley, who played on the 1992 Dream Team, said the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team's recent struggles are rooted in the construction of its roster, which is lacking in role players.
In the men's basketball quarterfinals at the Rio Games, Team USA will face Argentina -- the same nation that eliminated the United States in the semifinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
After barely surviving against Australia on Wednesday, the U.S. men's basketball team was taken to the brink against Serbia, which had a chance to tie it in the final seconds before losing 94-91.
The U.S. women's basketball team weathered a slow start and got 12 points from Maya Moore in an 81-51 win over Canada to clinch the top seed in Group B at the Rio Olympics.
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony said that -- if an NBA title continues to elude him -- he "would be very happy walking away from the game" with three gold medals.
