USA Basketball makes LeBron James decision

Thirty-two years after Team USA began bringing NBA players to the Olympics, USA Basketball has put together arguably its most loaded roster yet.

According to Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, USA Basketball has finalized 11 of its 12 men’s basketball roster spots for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The roster is set to include several of the best players in NBA history and some of the top players in the league today, including the following:

• LeBron James
• Stephen Curry
• Kevin Durant
• Joel Embiid
• Jayson Tatum
• Devin Booker
• Jrue Holiday
• Anthony Davis
• Anthony Edwards
• Bam Adebayo
• Tyrese Haliburton

Meanwhile, Team USA has left one roster spot open, giving the team the flexibility to add another player ahead of this summer’s games.

Sources with @joevardon: Team USA is finalizing 11 of its 12-man Olympic roster:

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo and Tyrese Haliburton.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 15, 2024

Of note, this will mark James and Durant’s fourth appearances each in the Olympics and James’ first since 2012. James has won two gold medals (2008 and 2012), while Durant has won three (2012, 2016 and 2020), tying him with Carmelo Anthony for the most-ever by a men’s basketball player.

Meanwhile, this will mark Curry and Embiid’s first appearance in the Olympics, giving the two former MVPs the chance to add to their respective Hall of Fame resumes. In addition to Curry, this will mark Edwards and Haliburton’s first Olympic games.

Since first allowing professional players to compete in the Olympics in 1992, the United States has won seven of a possible eight gold medals in men’s basketball. The lone exception came in 2004 — James’ first Olympics appearance — when Team USA won the bronze medal with Argentina capturing the gold.

[Shams Charania on X]