Rudy Gobert has committed to playing for France at 2022 EuroBasket. Gobert recently declared himself ready to help France try to win gold at EuroBasket.

Gobert was unsure if he would play after a long season with the Utah Jazz. He said he had to have his knee checked first and to make sure he was mentally ready to play for France this summer.

"It's been a few days that it's been clear in my head," Gobert said. "The process took some time. If I listened to myself, I would still be 200 percent to go, but in recent years I've had a few breaks because of knee pain.

"Once I had an MRI to ensure there was no problem, I was able to organize my summer. It was important that everything was clear in my head before I committed. The fact that Evan (Fournier) is there is a factor, I love going to war with him."

The Slovenian National Team could use a victory in their next 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying game to move to the next stage. It looks like they'll be getting some veteran help to get that win.

Goran Dragic is expected to suit up for Slovenia against Croatia in a must-win game for his native country. Dragic last played for Slovenia in 2017, when he won the EuroBasket MVP for leading his country to the championship.

The 36-year-old free agent guard is expected to team with Luka Doncic to try and get Slovenia into next stage of 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying. Slovenia currently sits at 2-2 in the qualifying group behind Finland. They have games against Croatia and Sweden left. Two victories would push Slovenia to the second and final round of qualifying to begin in August of 2022.

Kevin Love recently opened up about his career and working on his mental health in a lengthy interview with Bleacher Report. One topic of discussion was Love's experience with Team USA last year.

Love said that after starting practices with Team USA, he realized he wasn't physically ready to play the way the team wanted to play. Love said in early practices, he figured out he wouldn't be able to help the team, because he was still recovering from a calf injury.

But Love didn't like the messaging that he quit on Team USA.

“People that I’ve had relationships with throughout USA Basketball for that long, threw me under the bus. And I didn’t like that,” Love said. “I felt that I did the right thing by coming to the landing spot and landing point that I eventually got to. I just thought it was very unfair and coming from this elite fraternity that we have in our 450 players. You would think, like, you take care of each other."