USA Basketball Unveils 12-Member Olympic Team

Led by Kevin Durant, the team will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The team was announced on June 30, 2021

USA Basketball has unveiled its official 12-member team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team is led by three-time Olympian Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets.

The team also includes several other NBA All-Stars, including Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards.

The team will be coached by Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. Popovich is a five-time NBA champion and has coached the US national team to gold medals in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

The team will begin training in Las Vegas on July 6. They will play two exhibition games against Australia on July 12 and 14 before departing for Tokyo on July 18.

The Olympics will begin on July 23. The basketball tournament will start on July 25. The United States is the defending gold medalist.