Team USA has seen a number of star players withdraw from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony won't join those sitting out.
Anthony will participate with Team USA when it makes the trip to Brazil, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical and ESPN.com's Ian Begley.
Anthony, 32, has played in each of the last three Summer Olympics for Team USA. He was part of the bronze-medal team in 2004 before returning in 2008 and 2012 for gold-medal runs. His 16.3 points per game in London were second on the roster behind Kevin Durant.
The three Olympic medals tie Anthony with LeBron James and David Robinson for the most in U.S. men's history. Gennadi Volnov and Sergei Belov of the former USSR hold the all-time record with four Olympic medals. Theirs came before the U.S. allowed professional basketball players to compete in the Games.
With James "leaning toward not competing at the Olympics," according to Chris Mannix of The Vertical, Anthony can become the first three-time gold medalist in men's basketball history. Teresa Edwards (five medals) and Lisa Leslie (four medals) are the only ...
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