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‘COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Basketball has announced the 20 players who are confirmed to attend the Aug. 5-9 Las Vegas training camp that will be used to select the 2019 USA FIBA World Cup team

Four members of the group– center Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers, guard James Hardin of the Houston Rockets, point guard Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and forward Harrison Barnes—played for the U.S. team that won a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics at Rio. Another, center Kevin Love of Cleveland, played on the 2012 Olympic team that won gold in London.

The other national team members who are confirmed include guard Brad Beal of the Washington Bullets, center Andre Drummond from the Detroit Pistons, wing Eric Gordon of Houston, forward Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia 76ers, guard Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum of Portland, forward Kris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks, center Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers and guard Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets.

USA Basketball added six others—forward Kyle Kuzma of the Lakers, center Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks, forward Paul Milsaps of the Denver Nuggets, guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz, forward Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and forward PJ Tucker of the Houston Rockets.

 

Dick Weiss is a sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News. He has received the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of the national Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He has also co-written several books with Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Dick Vitale and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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