LeBron James, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant highlight US player pool for Paris Olympics

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Later this year at the Olympic Games in Paris, the USA men's basketball national basketball team will look to win its fifth consecutive gold medal. Ahead of the highly-anticipated Summer Olympics, Team USA unveiled the 41 basketball stars who are in the player pool.

NBA superstars LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant headline the list. But, in a somewhat surprising decision, Warriors forward Draymond Green was excluded.

Green was a member of the American team that earned gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. He also helped Team USA win the gold medal at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks to Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during their game at Chase Center on October 18, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Green had expressed some interest last year in being part of the Paris-bound team. But, he missed 16 games spanning mid-December to mid-January while serving what was originally called an indefinite suspension following  an altercation with Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkić. Green said he considered retiring and sought counseling before he was reinstated.

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Golden State head coach Steve Kerr will resume his Team USA head coaching duties for the upcoming summer competition, while Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra will serve as an assistant coach. 

Los Angeles Clippers’ Tyronn Lue and Gonzaga’s Mark Few will also be on the bench and work as assistants. The final 12-man roster will be finalized in the coming