Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James, a veteran of three Olympics and the star of the United State’s last two gold medal teams in 2008 and 2012, is still noncommittal about participating in this summer’s games at Rio.

James, who was supposed to the highest profile player of this team along with two time MVP and guard Steph Curry of Golden State, has been on the fence since last summer. He said the decision of players like guard Curry and center LaMarcus Aldridge of San Antonio, who withdrew this week, would have no effect on him.

“My decision has never been on anyone either playing on the team or being invited or not playing,” James said at the NBA Finals. “I haven’t made a decision yet and I probably will make it right after the season’s over.”

The U.S. roster has dwindled to 27 players. Three All Stars– point guard Chris Paul, center Anthony Davis and forward Blake Griffin– have already withdrawn with injuries. The final roster is expected to be revealed June 27. Curry whose team has a 2-0 lead over the Cavs in the NBA finals, has been playing with a sore right knee ever since suffering a sprain in the first round of the playoffs. Warriors’ coach “I’ve followed the reports and kind of got educated on Zika (virus), but at the end of the day that didn’t have any bearing on my decision,” he said. “It was assessing my body and knowing what it was going to take for me to finish this playoff run.”

Curry’s 6-6 teammate Klay Thompson, indicated he still wants to play for Team USA. “It would be a great honor,” he said. “Just thinking about the Olympics gives me butterflies, just because that’s a dream I’ve always had as a kid.”

But Thompson, like so many other athletes,admits the Zika virus has been on his mind.

“I’m not going to lie to you: Mosquitos love me. I grew up in Oregon. I felt like I was always getting bit. So it’s no joking matter, but it’s a little concerning. You’ve got to take precautionary steps to avoid it. But it’s not going to deter me from going.”

USA Basketball has selected 25 players who will train July 18-21 with the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s Basketball team at its pre-Olympic training camp in Las Vegas.

Those selected include Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns); Malcolm Brogdon (University of Virginia); Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Detroit Pistons); Willie Cauley-Stein (Sacramento Kings); Kris Dunn (Providence College); Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic); Jerami Grant (Philadelphia 76ers); Gary Harris (Denver Nuggets); Rodney Hood (Utah Jazz); Brandon Ingram (Duke University); Brice Johnson (University of North Carolina), Stanley Johnson (Detroit Pistons); Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves); CJ McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers); Doug McDermott (Chicago Bulls); Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver Nuggets); Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia 76ers); Jabari Parker (Milwaukee Bucks); Julius Randle (Los Angeles Lakers); D’Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers); Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Denzel Valentine (Michigan State University); Justise Winslow (Miami Heat) and Cody Zeller (Charlotte Hornets).
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who was named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team for the 2017-20 quadrennium, will oversee the Select Team and Spurs assistant coach Ime Udoka and Villanova head coach Jay Wright will serve as assistant coaches. Members of the USA Select Team will train daily with the USA National Team from July 18-21 (12:00-2:00 p.m. PDT) at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. All practices are closed to the public.

“The 2016 USA Basketball Select Team continues our tradition of featuring some of the game’s brightest and most promising young players. Participation in this camp provides them with valuable experience at the USA Basketball National Team level, while helping prepare the 2016 USA National Team for its upcoming international competition. For many of the Select Team players this is a continuation of their USA Basketball experiences and for others it is an introduction into our pipeline,” Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball National Team managing director, said. “Being chosen for the Select Team is an honor and it is an important step in becoming involved in USA Basketball’s National Team program in the future. Current national team players like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, as well as many other outstanding players, got their USA National Team start
through a Select Team.”