Steph Curry’s first Olympics? Warriors star is a finalist for Team USA roster
Steph Curry’s first Olympics? Warriors star is a finalist for Team USA roster
Curry will turn 36 in March, but he has never played in the Olympics. In 2016, he pulled out of the running for the Rio Games, citing
knee and ankle injuries and an extended run in the postseason leading up to the NBA Finals that June. For the Tokyo 2020 Games
played in 2021, he was coming off a grueling NBA schedule condensed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The two-time MVP has previously competed for Team USA in the FIBA World Championship
in 2010 and the FIBA World Cup in 2014.
Paul, who will be 39 years old when the Olympics begin, has experience competing for Team USA on the grandest platform; he won
gold in both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London squads.
Draymond Green, a gold medallist with Team USA in 2016 and 2020, and Klay Thompson,
a member of the 2016 gold-medal team and the 2014 World Cup-winning team, were not included on the national team’s first roster.
For the 12-player roster, the complete list of 41 finalists is as follows: The following players: Joel Embiid, De’Aaron Fox, Paul George,
Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, James Harden, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Jrue Holiday, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Kyrie
Irving, Jaren Jackson Jr., LeBron James, Cam Johnson, Walker Kessler, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Chris
Paul, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves, Duncan Robinson, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Trae Young.
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