The Athletic reported that all of those players are expected to play, with Devin Booker, Damian Lillard, De’Aaron Fox and Kyrie Irving also having “serious interest.”īooker, Tatum, Durant, Green and Lillard won gold with the U.S. In addition to Curry, James has spoken with Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum and Draymond Green about participating in Paris. James, the Lakers’ forward and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, reportedly has taken it upon himself to make sure that the U.S. However, that roster had no one with previous national-team experience and only three current All-Stars. He won two World Cups with the United States team, in 20, but has turned down previous opportunities to play in the Olympics because he wanted to prioritize rest ahead of the NBA regular season. The Athletic initially reported that Curry is “prepared to commit” to his first career Olympics. LeBron James has been recruiting Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a league source confirmed with the Chronicle on Monday morning. Jeff Chiu/Associated Press Show More Show Less Lakers forward LeBron James and Warriors guard Stephen Curry have played together once, at the 2021 All-Star Game, but that could change if James recruits Curry to play for Team USA at the Paris Olympics next year. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of3
Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of3 Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James laugh as they enter game after timeout in 1st quarter during Game 1 of NBA Western Conference semifinals at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. 1 of3 Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry dribbles against Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James in 2nd quarter during Game 1 of NBA Western Conference semifinals at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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