Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama are among the active international NBA players who represented their home countries in the 2024 Summer Games.
LeBron James, who decided to skip his fourth Summer Games after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title in June, said in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols that he misses the Olympic stage.
Turning a slow start into an early ending with a 27-2 run in the first half, the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team sprinted past Argentina 105-78 on Wednesday night to move into the semifinals.
Team USA and Clippers center DeAndre Jordan told ESPN that winning an Olympic gold medal is a more substantive achievement than winning an NBA championship.
Charles Barkley, who played on the 1992 Dream Team, said the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team's recent struggles are rooted in the construction of its roster, which is lacking in role players.
In the men's basketball quarterfinals at the Rio Games, Team USA will face Argentina -- the same nation that eliminated the United States in the semifinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
