If there remained any doubts about the appearance of Team USA in view of the Olympic Games, Steve Kerr partly swept them aside this Thursday. The American coach has confirmed the presence of his 12 players selected for Paris 2024 at the training camp which is due to start next week. Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Haliburton, all three affected at the end of the season, will be present and should be fully recovered from their various injuries, assured Kerr.
Perhaps the most serious concern concerned Kawhi Leonard, once again on the sidelines due to his inflamed right knee throughout the playoffs. The winger had to miss the end of the series against the Mavericks for what the Clippers called an injury. complicated“, without giving a return date. Steve Kerr admitted that he and his staff have closely followed the case of the former Spurs and Raptors player, “ you never know how things will turn out » summed up the usual Warriors coach.
Joel Embiid, for his part, woke up during the first round of the playoffs against the Knicks from his knee injury which caused him to miss the second part of the regular season. As for Tyrese Haliburton, his hamstring injury against Boston now seems to be nothing more than a bad memory. The leader of the Pacers explained in a press briefing that “ his body was fine » and that he had resumed training with the ball.
The Las Vegas training camp begins on July 5 for Team USA, with a first friendly match against Canada on July 10.
TEAM USA ROSTER
Leaders: Stephen Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday
Exteriors: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards
Interiors: Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo
