Billy King will not soon forget the reaction from 76ers star Allen Iverson when Iverson was officially named to the U.S. national team.

"He looked like a kid who had just been told he was getting a Christmas present," King said. "There was a real joy to his look."

Iverson, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and the Indiana Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal were officially added Tuesday to the nine-man core group of the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.