May 2010 Basketball Wiretap

Team USA Expected To Cut Evans, Mayo, Wallace

Jul 28, 2010 8:48 AM

Team USA will reveal on Wednesday the fifteen players that will be invited to New York for the Aug. 10-16 training camp in preparation for next month's World Championship in Turkey.

There are currently 19 players on the roster and sources close to the situation claim Kings point guard Tyreke Evans, Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo and Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace will be cut.

Another player will have to be cut as well, but officials were still trying to determine who as of Tuesday night.

Chris Tomasson/FanHouse

Tags: Tyreke Evans, O.J. Mayo, Gerald Wallace, NBA, National, National World Championships

Discuss
Granger Will Make Team USA Cut

Jul 27, 2010 5:26 PM

Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star is reporting that Pacers forward Danny Granger will make Team USA's cut this week.

"Granger makes Team USA cut. He'll play in NYC in a few weeks," Wells wrote on his Twitter page Tuesday afternoon.

Mike Wells/Indianapolis Star

Tags: Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers, NBA, National, National World Championships

Discuss
Injury Means Team USA Likely To Cut Evans

Jul 25, 2010 10:12 AM

Tyreke Evans, the NBA's reigning Rookie of the Year, sprained his ankle and missed Team USA's final three practices and Saturday's game in Las Vegas.

Evans said Friday that because of the injury he didn't expect to survive the team's impending cut and USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo appears to agree.

Colangelo said that Evans being cut is "pretty obvious."

"It was a bad break for him," Colangelo said of Evans. "He's a terrific kid. He's certainly part of our group and our team. We'll be looking at him down the road (in future summers) in all probability."

Chris Tomasson/FanHouse

Tags: Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings, NBA, NBA Injury, National, National World Championships

Discuss
Dirk, Kaman Won't Play For Germany

Jul 20, 2010 5:17 PM

Dirk Nowitzki won't play for Germany at the World Championships in Turkey this summer.

Because of that, Chris Kaman will stop asking the Clippers let him play for Germany too.

If Nowitzki had played for Germany, Kaman would have wanted to join him.

ESPN

Tags: Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Kaman, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, National, National World Championships, National Misc Rumor

Discuss
Robin Lopez Drops Out Of Team USA

Jul 20, 2010 5:13 PM

Suns center Robin Lopez will not play for Team USA this summer.

Lopez wants to continue rehabbing his injured back.

"I think it's just a precaution. His back is doing fine. Just precautionary," Robin's bother Brook told Chris Tomasson of FanHouse.

Chris Tomasson/FanHouse (via Twitter)

Tags: Robin Lopez, Phoenix Suns, NBA, National, National World Championships

Discuss
Knicks Tell Amar'e He Cannot Play For National Team

Jul 20, 2010 5:11 PM

The Knicks found out on Friday that Amar'e Stoudemire's surgically repaired knee would not be covered by insurance and notified Stoudemire on Monday that the team will not permit him to play on the national team this summer.

"There?s too big a risk out there," Donnie Walsh said.

Stoudemire had microfracture surgery on his left knee in 2005.  He was signed to a maximum-salary contract by New York earlier this month.

New York Times

Tags: Amar'e Stoudemire, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, National, National World Championships, National Misc Rumor

Discuss
McGee Added To Team USA Roster

Jul 20, 2010 9:24 AM

Wizards center JaVale McGee has been added to Team USA's training camp roster.

A total of 22 players will begin practicing on Tuesday in preparation for the 2010 World Championships in Turkey.

McGee practiced with Team USA in a minicamp last summer and received the invite after impressing with Washington during the Las Vegas Summer League.

He will be the fourth center on the roster, behind Brook Lopez, Tyson Chandler and Robin Lopez.

ESPN

Tags: JaVale McGee, Washington Wizards, NBA, National, National World Championships, National Misc Rumor

Discuss
Stoudemire Doubtful For World Championships

Jul 20, 2010 8:47 AM

Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire's availability for the World Championships was thrown into doubt on Monday.

Sources told ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan that Stoudemire's contract with New York may not be insured to allow him to play in a FIBA competition.

The news is a blow to Team USA and to the Knicks, who signed Stoudemire to a five-year, $99.8 million contract earlier this month.

Team USA is expected to hold it's first practice on Tuesday and more is expected to surface regarding Stoudemire.

Chris Sheridan/ESPN

Tags: Amar'e Stoudemire, New York Knicks, NBA, National, National World Championships, National Misc Rumor

Discuss
Paul, Deron May Be Only Team USA Members From 2008 In Turkey

Jul 5, 2010 9:47 PM

From their 2008 gold medal team, only Chris Paul and Deron Williams may play for Team USA in the World Championships this summer.

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.

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

Kevin Durant is a lock for the team, but the remainder of the roster is currently in flux.

Fan House

Tags: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, NBA, National, National World Championships

Discuss