Team USA's basketball stars are heading to London ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton, who is in the men's US squad, was the NBA assists leader for the 2023-24 seasonTyrese Haliburton has put the prospect of winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics on a par with winning the NBA championship.While there is no bigger prize domestically than winning the NBA championship, the prospect of earning an Olympic gold medal is one that the Indiana Pacers point guard considers comparable."I think that and the NBA championship.
They now head to London for a double-header of warm-up matches against South Sudan and Germany , with their first match in Paris taking place six days later against Serbia."I believe our team is very excited about our two games in London," Kerr told BBC Sport."I think everyone is really excited about not just the Olympics, but the lead-up as well."
"We generally have a different team every summer, whereas a lot of the teams we are playing against, they have the continuity that comes with having a very similar roster year after year.
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