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34 PLAYERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE US MEN'S BASKETBALL MINICAMP NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AMERICANS WILL HAVE TWO DAYS OF LIGHT WORKOUTS AND ON THE FINAL DAY, AN EXHIBITION GAME WHERE THE PLAYERS WILL BE DIVIDED TO FORM 2 TEAMS.
THE TOP-RANKED AMERICANS WILL BRING IN EIGHT NEW COMERS ADDED TO THE ROSTER FOR CAMP TOGETHER WITH PLAYERS WHO ARE ALREADY IN THE NATIONAL POOL.
PLAYERS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MINICAMP ARE:
LEBRON JAMES (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
KYRIE IRVING (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
KEVIN LOVE (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
CHRIS PAUL (LA CLIPPERS)
DEANDRE JORDAN (LA CLIPPERS)
BLAKE GRIFFIN (LA CLIPPERS)
RUSSELL WESTBROOK (OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER)
KEVIN DURANT (OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER)
STEPHEN CURRY (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
KLAY THOMPSON (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
DRAYMOND GREEN (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
HARRISON BARNES (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
JAMES HARDEN (HOUSTON ROCKETS)
DWIGHT HOWARD (HOUSTON ROCKETS)
DEMARCUS COUSINS (SACRAMENTO KINGS)
RUDY GAY (SACRAMENTO KINGS)
JOHN WALL (WASHINGTON WIZARDS)
BRADLEY BEAL (WASHINGTON WIZARDS)
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE (SAN ANTONIO SPURS)
KAWHI LEONARD (SAN ANTONIO SPURS)
VICTOR OLADIPO (ORLANDO MAGIC)
TOBIAS HARRIS (ORLANDO MAGIC)
ANTHONY DAVIS (NEW ORLEANS PELICANS)
CARMELO ANTHONY (NEW YORK KNICKS)
PAUL GEORGE (INDIANA PACERS)
DEMAR DEROZAN (TORONTO RAPTORS)
ANDRE DRUMMOND (DETROIT PISTONS)
KENNETH FARIED (DENVER NUGGETS)
GORDON HAYWARD (UTAH JAZZ)
CHANDLER PARSONS (DALLAS MAVERICKS)
MASON PLUMLEE (PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS)
JIMMY BUTLER (CHICAGO BULLS)
MIKE CONLEY (MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES)
MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS (MILWAUKEE BUCKS)
THE EXHIBITION GAME IS ON THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA IN LAS VEGAS (UNLV). THE GAME IS KNOWN AS THE WHITE AND BLUE GAME WHICH WILL BE TELEVISED FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH.
LAST TIME THE AMERICANS HAD THEIR TRADITIONAL BLUE AND WHITE GAME CAME TO A HALT BECAUSE OF AN IN-GAME HORRIFIC LEG INJURY THAT WAS SUFFERED BY PAUL GEORGE OF THE INDIANA PACERS. GEORGE THEN MISSED OUT THE FIBA WORLD CUP AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE NBA SEASON LAST YEAR.
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