Team USA at the Basketball World Cup: A mission for 12 rookies
The five-time champions are taking an untested team to the tournament under coach Steve Kerr’s idea of a collective game and with the goal of redeeming a seventh-placed finish in 2019
Balanced effort leads US past Doncic-less Slovenia 92-62 in World Cup warm-up game
Austin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton each scored 10 for the Americans, who improved to 2-0 on their five-game slate of exhibitions before getting to the Philippines for the World Cup
Citing mental health, Cavs and Spain guard Ricky Rubio taking break from basketball
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Rubio was the MVP of the most recent World Cup four years ago, leading Spain to the championship and an 8-0 record in the tournament
Five years on, “The Champ” returns
Real Madrid’s Sergio Rodríguez replaces Ricky Rubio for London Olympics