The United States Olympic basketball team is getting set for the 2016 Summer Games beginning on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro. But on Tuesday, head coach Mike Krzyzewski was talking about a player who isn't on the roster, former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant.
ESPN.com's Arash Markazi provided his comments:
Bryant retired in April after a 20-year NBA career and five titles to go with two gold medals that he won with Coach Krzyzewski and Team USA in 2008 and 2012.
He averaged 13.6 points in 16 games at the Olympics, including a 20-point performance in the gold-medal game against Spain in Beijing in 2008.
After originally telling Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press in November 2015 that he wanted to play in the Olympics this summer, Bryant told Jody Genessy of the Deseret News in January that he wouldn't go after a spot on the team.
So basketball fans hoping to see Bryant on the court one last time must be content with his final performance, which was a memorable 60-point, 50-shot game against the Utah Jazz:
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