Olympic Games
They will take the places of Kevin Love, who resigned to participate in the Olympic Games due to injury, and Bradley Beal, due to positive for Coronavirus
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After confirming the second drop in the team of basketball masculine of USA facing the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, in the person of Kevin love by personal decision, his replacement has already been found on the 12-player roster.
But it is not the only thing, because after being ratified the absence of Bradley Beal, for testing positive for Coronavirus, USA Basketball acted quickly and made known, in the words of the insider Shams Charania, of The Athletic, to their respective spare parts.
In those chosen by the United States to compete in Tokyo 2020One of them was on the previous list of 60 names delivered a few months ago; while the other is part of the team USA Select, who is sparring for the main team.
Those chosen to replace Love and Beal at Tokyo 2020
The first of the calls is Keldon Johnson, 21-year-old forward who belongs to San antonio spurs, and that he has already seen action with the team during friendly matches in Las Vegas, and according to Adrian wojnarowski of the chain ESPNIt was the players themselves who asked for their inclusion.
While the second player to represent the United States at Tokyo 2020 is the pivot JaVale McGee, NBA champion in 2020 with Los angeles lakers, and that he will play this season in Denver nuggets, who will join training this Saturday.
In this way, it only remains for them to be incorporated Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton, who are disputing the NBA Finals, and will be directly integrated into Japanese soil when they are finished.